CONTEXT OF USE

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does context of use mean? 

• CONTEXT OF USE (noun)
  The noun CONTEXT OF USE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CONTEXT OF USE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTEXT OF USE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

context; context of use; linguistic context

Hypernyms ("context of use" is a kind of...):

discourse (extended verbal expression in speech or writing)

 Context examples 

Also known as context of use.

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