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Compendium

noun (plural compendiums or compendia)

a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication: an invaluable compendium of useful information about language

a collection or set of similar items: a compendium of tools

a package of stationery for writing letters.

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin, 'profit, saving' (literally 'what is weighed together'), from compendere, from com-'together' + pendere 'weigh'

Concept

noun

an abstract idea: structuralism is a difficult concept the concept of justice

a plan or intention: the centre has kept firmly to its original concept

an idea or invention to help sell or publicize a commodity: a new concept in corporate hospitality

[as modifier] (of a car or other vehicle) produced as an experimental model to test the viability of innovative design features: a concept car for next month’s Geneva motor show

Philosophy an idea or mental image which corresponds to some distinct entity or class of entities, or to its essential features, or determines the application of a term (especially a predicate), and thus plays a part in the use of reason or language.

Origin:

mid 16th century (in the sense 'thought, imagination'): from Latin conceptum 'something conceived', from Latin concept-'conceived', from concipere (see conceive)

Context

noun

the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood: the proposals need to be considered in the context of new European directives

the parts of something written or spoken that immediately precede and follow a word or passage and clarify its meaning: skilled readers use context to construct meaning from words as they are read

Phrases

in context

considered together with the surrounding words or circumstances: the complex meaning of irony is only graspable in context

out of context

without the surrounding words or circumstances and so not fully understandable: the article portrayed her as domineering by dropping quotes from her out of context

Derivatives

contextual
adjective

contextually
Adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting the construction of a text): from Latin contextus, from con-'together' + texere 'to weave'

Context is heavily emphasised throughout our projects and with regards to assessment criteria.

Contiguity

noun

[mass noun]

the state of bordering or being in contact with something: nations bound together by geographical contiguity

Psychology the sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response, causing their association in the mind: contiguity is necessary in all forms of learning

Origin:

early 16th century: from late Latin contiguitas, from Latin contiguus 'touching' (see contiguous)