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LINGUISTIC CONTEXT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does linguistic context mean?
• LINGUISTIC CONTEXT (noun)
The noun LINGUISTIC CONTEXT has 1 sense:
1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
Familiarity information: LINGUISTIC CONTEXT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("linguistic context" is a kind of...):
discourse (extended verbal expression in speech or writing)
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