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Main Entry: relative
1rel·a·tive Listen to the pronunciation of 1relative
Pronunciation:
\ˈre-lə-tiv\
Function:
noun
Date:
14th century

1: a word referring grammatically to an antecedent
2: a thing having a relation to or connection with or necessary dependence on another thing
3 a: a person connected with another by blood or affinity b: an animal or plant related to another by common descent
4: a relative term

Main Entry: context
con·text Listen to the pronunciation of context
Pronunciation:
\ˈkän-ˌtekst\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, weaving together of words, from Latin contextus connection of words, coherence, from contexere to weave together, from com- + texere to weave — more at technical
Date:
circa 1568

1 : the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning
2 : the interrelated conditions in which something exists or occurs : environment , setting <the historical context of the war>


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