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LINGUISTIC CONTEXT Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the phrase linguistic context. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase linguistic context. (close relations)
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background
nounn
noun

• a person's social heritage: previous experience or training

• the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

• information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem

• extraneous signals that can be confused with the phenomenon to be observed or measured

• relatively unimportant or inconspicuous accompanying situation

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• (computer science) the area of the screen in graphical user interfaces against which icons and windows appear

• scenery hung at back of stage

verb

• understate the importance or quality of

circumstances
nounn
noun

• your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

• a person's financial situation (good or bad)

environment
nounn
noun

• the totality of surrounding conditions

• the area in which something exists or lives

setting
nounn
noun

• the context and environment in which something is set

• the state of the environment in which a situation exists

• arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

• the physical position of something

• a table service for one person

• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

situation
nounn
noun

• the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time

• a condition or position in which you find yourself

• a complex or critical or unusual difficulty

• physical position in relation to the surroundings

• a job in an organization

surroundings
nounn
noun

• the environmental condition

• the area in which something exists or lives

context
nounn
noun

• discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

• the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

context of use
nounn
noun

• discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

Best Hypernyms For LINGUISTIC CONTEXT

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