decontextualizing

de·con·tex·tu·al·ize

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Definitions of decontextualizing word

verb with object decontextualizing to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context: decontextualized works of art displayed in museums. 1
noun decontextualizing Present participle of decontextualize. 1

before 1975

One of the 1% newest English words

First recorded in 1975-80; de- + contextualize

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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