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| adaptation |
the act or process of changing or adjusting something to fit in a new role or context. [1/4 definitions] |
| ah |
used to express surprise, joy, pain, agreement, dislike, and other emotions or reactions according to the context. |
| circle |
the people and activities of a defined social or professional context. [1/8 definitions] |
| context |
the setting of a word or phrase in speaking or writing that determines or affects its meaning. Context can be pictures, sounds, other words, or physical surroundings. |
| contextless |
combined form of context. |
| contextual |
of, belonging to, or depending on a context. |
| contextualize |
to put into a context, or provide a context for. |
| indirect discourse |
an indirect statement of what someone said, rather than an exact quotation, that has been altered to conform grammatically to the context in which it is made, as in "She said that she was leaving". |
| item |
a particular bit of information, usu. extracted from or placed in a large context such as a newspaper. [1/2 definitions] |
| modulation |
a change in the volume or tone of voice to reflect a particular emotion or context. [1/3 definitions] |
| setting |
surroundings; context; environment. [1/5 definitions] |
| specialty |
designating a performance that is separate from its context. [1/6 definitions] |
| theatrics |
(used with a pl. verb) theatrical words or actions, sometimes used in another context. [1/2 definitions] |
| turista |
severe diarrhea sometimes experienced by travelers in foreign countries, caused by exposure to bacteria in food or water (used esp. as a term for this ailment in a Latin American context.) [1/2 definitions] |
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