"out of context" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more out of context [comparative], most out of context [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv}} out of context (comparative more out of context, superlative most out of context)
  1. Without context that may be needed for understanding the original meaning. Synonyms: out-of-context Related terms: contextomy, decontextualize Translations (without context that is needed for understanding): el kunteksto (Esperanto), irrallaan asiayhteydestä (Finnish), asian vierestä (Finnish), hors contexte (French), aus dem Kontext (German), aus dem Zusammenhang (German), wyrwany z kontekstu (Polish), fuera del contexto (Spanish), nje ya muktadha (Swahili)

Alternative forms

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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "without context that is needed for understanding",
          "word": "el kunteksto"
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          "sense": "without context that is needed for understanding",
          "word": "irrallaan asiayhteydestä"
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          "sense": "without context that is needed for understanding",
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          "sense": "without context that is needed for understanding",
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          "sense": "without context that is needed for understanding",
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      "word": "el kunteksto"
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      "sense": "without context that is needed for understanding",
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