Context and Place

Context

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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Place and context are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Place" instead a noun "Context".

Nearby Words: contexture, contextual

Place noun - The area or space occupied by or intended for something.

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Context and place are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Context" instead a noun "Place".

Nearby Words: placed, placement, placing, placer, placet

full	full context	full place
exact	exact context	exact place
particular	particular context	particular place
better	better context	better place
Other adjectives: similar, normal, specific, right, certain, appropriate, original, correct, proper, obvious, actual, real, wrong, little, new, weird, different, darker.

In Highlander: the Series, virtually all the dialogue in flashbacks takes place in English, even if it makes no sense based on the context.

Source: Translation Convention
In Batman, this exchange takes place between Batman and Catwoman (it really does make sense in context).

Source: Double Entendre / Comics
A lot of the demerits listed in Skippy's List are real US Military regulations, taken out of context and quoted in such a way as to imply a Noodle Incident had taken place.

Source: Less Disturbing in Context

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