CONTEXTUAL DEFINITION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) contextual definition is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower