context
1. [ noun ] (linguistics) discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
Synonyms: context_of_use linguistic_context
Related terms: discourse
2. [ noun ] the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
Synonyms: circumstance
Examples:

"the historical context"

Related terms: environment
Similar spelling:   contextual
  contest
  contester
  contestee
  contested
  Contos
  contestant
  Counts
  contuse
  Contois
  contact
  countess
  contused
  Contessa
  contusion
  contagion