contextual
[ kuh n-teks-choo-uh l ]
/ kənˈtɛks tʃu əl /
adjective
of, relating to, or depending on the context.
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Examples from the Web for contextual
I could take my time with it and they offered a lot of contextual clues to understand the language.
The keenness of the polemic, in this and in the contextual chapters, shows how real and imminent the danger was.
Expositions of Holy Scripture|Alexander Maclaren
British Dictionary definitions for contextual
contextual
/ (kənˈtɛkstjʊəl) /
adjective
relating to, dependent on, or using contextcontextual criticism of a book
Derived Formscontextually, adverb
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Word Origin and History for contextual
contextual
c.1820, from context on model of textual, etc. In philosophy, contextual definition is recorded from 1934, along with contextualization, contextualize. Related: Contextualized.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper