specific context
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecificandcontext
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specific
adjective
uk/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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context
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒn.tekst/us/ˈkɑːn.tekst/
the situation within which something exists or happens, and that can help ...
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(Definition ofspecificandcontextfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofspecific context
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Acquiring a knowledge of the past has usually meant grasping aspecificcontextto which even its actors could not have had complete accessibility.
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First, a given linguistic form, in addition to its core sense, acquires an additional sense in aspecificcontext.
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It is premised on the assumption that teachers' behaviors and thinking are always related to thespecificcontextin which they are working.
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The meaning of the word in thisspecificcontextwill be the main subject of my discussion later on.
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An example such as 4 is an informal expression which needs to be considered within itsspecificcontext.
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Children who did not produce any nouns or verbs in aspecificcontextare not included.
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Others are observed and used, but the population always has reasons for classifying them as 'less appropriate' for some specific use in aspecificcontext.
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The study investigated the effectiveness of (1) a general strategy, (2) recognition and interpretation ofspecificcontextclues, and (3) practice with feedback.
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Courtship, within the historicallyspecificcontextof near 'total marriage ', constituted a transitional stage between gendered youth and gendered adulthood.
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That is to say, theories are never generated from pure data but from data embedded in aspecificcontext.
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In fact, locating is regarded as an operation which, in aspecificcontext, can be realized as identification, differentiation or disconnection.
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It risks overestimating motivational factors or goals that, in aspecificcontext, may have been rather secondary.
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Finally, the conclusions drawn above should be interpreted with caution and applied only to thespecificcontextand learner population included in the present investigation.
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Nevertheless, one might wonder whether thespecificcontextof games of perfect information should not impose some additional restrictions on the player's belief revision.
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The two-layer model affords aspecificcontextwhere the varying background state can be both easily visualized and described analytically.
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Designers often redefine the problem to be solved as they explore design solutions within aspecificcontext.
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Morphological awareness and vocabulary knowledge are often discussed in thespecificcontextof literacy learning as well.
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