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subcontext

subcontext noun: a context within another context; a context that is subordinate to another.

Noun

subcontext (plural subcontexts)

  1. A context within another context; a context that is subordinate to another.

Forms of subcontext

pluralsubcontexts

Origin of subcontext

From sub- + context.

Questions about subcontext

What does subcontext mean?
Subcontext means a context within another context; a context that is subordinate to another.
What part of speech is subcontext?
Subcontext is a noun.
What is the plural of subcontext?
The plural of subcontext is subcontexts.

Words near subcontext in the dictionary

  1. subcontemporaneous
  2. subcontent
  3. subcontents
  4. subcontest
  5. subcontests
  6. subcontext
  7. subcontexts
  8. subcontextual
  9. subcontiguous
  10. subcontinent
  11. subcontinental

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