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contextual

[kuh n-teks-choo-uh l]
adjective
  1. of, relating to, or depending on the context.
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Origin of contextual

1805–15; < Latin contextu-, stem of contextus context + -al1
Related formscon·tex·tu·al·ly, adverbnon·con·tex·tu·al, adjectivenon·con·tex·tu·al·ly, adverb
Can be confusedcontextual contractual
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British Dictionary definitions for non-contextual

contextual

adjective
  1. relating to, dependent on, or using contextcontextual criticism of a book
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Derived Formscontextually, adverb
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Word Origin and History for non-contextual

contextual

adj.

c.1820, from context on model of textual, etc. In philosophy, contextual definition is recorded from 1934, along with contextualization, contextualize. Related: Contextualized.

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