Context and Milieu

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Context noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

Usage example: in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans

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Milieu is a synonym for context in situation topic. In some cases you can use "Milieu" instead a noun "Context".

Nearby Words: contexture, contextual

Milieu noun - The circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded.

Usage example: young, innovative artists thrive in the freewheeling milieu that a big city offers

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Context is a synonym for milieu in environment topic. You can use "Context" instead a noun "Milieu".

medieval	medieval context	medieval milieu
social	social context	social milieu
religious	religious context	religious milieu
political	political context	political milieu
Other adjectives: fictional, larger, local, cultural, previous, modern, historical.

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