out of context
out of con·text
O o Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [out uhv, ov kon-tekst]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv ˈkɒn tɛkst/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [out uhv, ov kon-tekst]
- /aʊt ʌv, ɒv ˈkɒn tɛkst/
Definition of out of context words
- phrase out of context If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended. 0
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Parts of speech for Out of context
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
out of context popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
out of context usage trend in Literature
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