CONTEXTUAL DEFINITION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contextual definition mean? 

• CONTEXTUAL DEFINITION (noun)
  The noun CONTEXTUAL DEFINITION has 1 sense:

1. a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation

  Familiarity information: CONTEXTUAL DEFINITION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTEXTUAL DEFINITION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

a contextual definition of 'legal duty' might be 'X has a legal duty to do Y means that X is required to do Y by a contract relationship that would be upheld in a court of law'

Hypernyms ("contextual definition" is a kind of...):

definition (a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol)