contextual definition
NOUN
21 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C
contextual definition is a valid 21-letter word worth 33 points in Scrabble and 39 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3O1N1T1E1X8T1U1A1L1D2E1F4I1N1I1T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =33 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 66TRIPLE WORD → 99
MEANING
What does contextual definition mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation.
“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'”
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