Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CON'TEXT
CON'TEXT, n. [L. contextus, from contexo; con and texo, to weave.]
The general series or composition of discourse; more particularly, the parts of a discourse which precede or follow the sentence quoted; the passages of Scripture which are near the text, either before it or after it. The sense of a passage of Scripture is often illustrated by the context.
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