acontextual

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adjective

Without context.

“Her acontextual approach did not endear her to historians.”

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveacontextual (comparative more acontextual, superlative most acontextual)

comparative more acontextual · superlative most acontextual

  1. Without context.

    Her acontextual approach did not endear her to historians.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishcontext
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Englishcontextual
  10. Englishacontextual

From a- + contextual.

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Translations

Portuguese acontextual
  • acontextualwithout context
Cite this entry
APA

acontextual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acontextual

MLA

“acontextual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acontextual. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acontextual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acontextual.

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