Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun contextual_definition

1 sense of contextual definition

Sense 1
contextual definition -- (a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation; "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'")
       => definition -- (a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol)