contextual

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.

Less commonScrabble 19

Meanings

adjectivecontextual (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or depending on the context of information; relating to the situation or location in which the information was found.

Origin

  1. Englishcontext
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishcontextual

From context + -ual.

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Translations

Catalan contextual
  • contextualdepending on context
Czech kontextový, související
  • kontextovýdepending on context
  • souvisejícídepending on context
Dutch contextueel
  • contextueeldepending on context
Finnish kontekstuaalinen, asiayhteydellinen
  • kontekstuaalinendepending on context
  • asiayhteydellinendepending on context
French contextuel
  • contextueldepending on context
German kontextuell
  • kontextuelldepending on context
Greek συμφραστικός
  • συμφραστικός (symfrastikós)depending on context
Indonesian kontekstual
  • kontekstualdepending on context
Italian contestuale
  • contestualedepending on context
Polish kontekstowy
  • kontekstowydepending on context
Portuguese contextual
  • contextualdepending on context
Russian контекстный, контекстовый
  • контекстный (kontekstnyj)depending on context
  • контекстовый (kontekstovyj)depending on context
  • контекстуальный (kontekstualʹnyj)depending on context
Spanish contextual
  • contextualdepending on context
Swedish kontextuell
  • kontextuelldepending on context
Welsh cyd-destunol
  • cyd-destunoldepending on context
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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