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contentious
contentment
conterminous
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contestable market
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context
contextualize
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contextualize
con·tex·tu·al·ize [ kən tékschoo ə lz ] (past and past participle con·tex·tu·al·ized, present participle con·tex·tu·al·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular con·tex·tu·al·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
place in context: to place a word, phrase, or idea within a suitable context

con·tex·tu·al·i·za·tion [ kən tèkschoo əli záysh'n ] noun
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