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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 741367" data-attributes="member: 13254"><p>I guess one could assign any meaning to a word that fits their argument. Here is the meaning I was using.</p><p>Main Entry: <strong>con·text</strong> </p><p>Pronunciation: \ˈkän-ˌtekst\</p><p>Function: <em>noun</em> </p><p>Etymology: Middle English, weaving together of words, from Latin <em>contextus</em> connection of words, coherence, from <em>contexere</em> to weave together, from <em>com-</em> + <em>texere</em> to weave — more at <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical" target="_blank">technical</a></p><p>Date: circa 1568</p><p> <strong>1</strong> <strong>:</strong> the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning</p><p><strong>2</strong> <strong>:</strong><strong> the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 741367, member: 13254"] I guess one could assign any meaning to a word that fits their argument. Here is the meaning I was using. Main Entry: [B]con·text[/B] Pronunciation: \ˈkän-ˌtekst\ Function: [I]noun[/I] Etymology: Middle English, weaving together of words, from Latin [I]contextus[/I] connection of words, coherence, from [I]contexere[/I] to weave together, from [I]com-[/I] + [I]texere[/I] to weave — more at [URL="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/technical"]technical[/URL] Date: circa 1568 [B]1[/B] [B]:[/B] the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning [B]2[/B] [B]:[/B][B] the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs [/B] [/QUOTE]
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