[ˈkɒntɛkst], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood
(e.g: the proposals need to be considered in the context of new European directives)


Phrases:
- in context
- out of context

Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the construction of a text): from Latin contextus, from con- ‘together’ + texere ‘to weave’