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CONTEXTUAL DEFINITION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation
Example:
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'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("contextual definition" is a kind of...):
definition (a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol)
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