The situation, background, or setting in which something happens or is said, which helps you understand its meaning. It includes the surrounding words, events, or conditions.
From Latin *contextus* 'a joining together, connection', from *con-* 'together' and *texere* 'to weave'. It originally described things woven together and later changed to mean ideas or events woven around something.
Context is like the 'zoomed-out' picture that explains a tiny detail. The same sentence or action can seem kind or cruel depending on the context wrapped around it. In a way, understanding context is like learning to read the invisible text around what you see.
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