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out-of-context

out-of-context adjective: not in the context necessary to show original meaning.

Adjective

out-of-context (comparative more out-of-context, superlative most out-of-context)

  1. Not in the context necessary to show original meaning.

Forms of out-of-context

comparativemore out-of-context
superlativemost out-of-context
alternative formout of context

Questions about out-of-context

What does out-of-context mean?
Out-of-context means not in the context necessary to show original meaning.
What part of speech is out-of-context?
Out-of-context is an adjective.

Words near out-of-context in the dictionary

  1. out-of-bounds
  2. out-of-box experience
  3. out-of-box experiences
  4. out-of-character
  5. out-of-college
  6. out-of-context
  7. out-of-control
  8. out-of-course
  9. out-of-court
  10. out-of-date
  11. out-of-dateness

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