Usually means: Explanation using the term's surrounding words.
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  1. contextual definition: Merriam-Webster
  2. contextual definition: Vocabulary.com
  3. contextual definition: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. contextual definition: Dictionary.com
  5. contextual definition: Rhymezone
  6. contextual definition: FreeDictionary.org
  7. contextual definition: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. contextual definition: TheFreeDictionary.com

Definitions from WordNet (contextual definition)

noun:  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'")


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