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contextualism

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. Any of a group of doctrines that stress the importance of context
  2. A use of language that is dependent on context.

Examples

“If contextualism is true, then change⟳ ramifies through all the contextual connections.”
“In this communicational mode, language units can be differentiated as usualisms and contextualisms (Fig. 4-6).”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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