[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

context \context"\, a. l. contextus, p. p. of contexere to
   weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. see text.
   knit or woven together; close; firm. obs.
   1913 webster

         the coats, without, are context and callous. --derham.
   1913 webster
see also:
text 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

context \con"text\, n. l. contextus; cf. f. contexte .
   the part or parts of something written or printed, as of
   scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence,
   or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light
   upon its meaning.
   1913 webster

         according to all the light that the contexts afford.
                                                  --sharp.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

context \context"\, v. t.
   to knit or bind together; to unite closely. obs. --feltham.
   1913 webster

         the whole world's frame, which is contexted only by
         commerce and contracts.                  --r. junius.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

context
     n 1: discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to
          determine its interpretation syn: linguistic context,
           context of use
     2: the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
        or event; "the historical context" syn: circumstance
see also:
linguistic context context of use circumstance 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

44 moby thesaurus words for "context":
   alentours, ambiance, ambience, ambit, background, borderlands,
   circle, circuit, circumambiencies, circumjacencies, circumstances,
   compass, entourage, environing circumstances, environment,
   environs, existing conditions, frame of reference, framework,
   full particulars, gestalt, habitat, ins and outs, milieu,
   neighborhood, outposts, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, precincts,
   purlieus, set of conditions, setting, situation, status quo,
   structure, suburbs, surround, surroundings, total environment,
   total situation, vicinage, vicinity, whole picture

[6] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

context
     
        that which surrounds, and gives meaning to, something else.
     
         in a grammar it refers to the symbols before and
        after the symbol under consideration.  if the syntax of a
        symbol is independent of its context, the grammar is said to
        be context-free.
     
     
see also:
grammar context-free 

[7] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

context. the general series or composition of a law, contract, covenant, or  
agreement. 
     2. when, there is any obscurity in the words of an agreement or law, 
the context must be considered in its construction, for it must be performed 
according to the intention of its framers. 2 cowen, 781,; 3 miss. 447 1 
harringt. 154; 6 john. 43; 5 gill  john. 239; 3 b.  p. 565; 8 east, 80 1 
dall. 426; 4 dall. 340; 3 s.  r. 609 see construction; interpretation. 

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