<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect: You have misinterpreted my remark because you took it out of context.</li><li>the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular event, situation, etc.</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>climate</li><li>milieu</li><li>background</li></ul><p><strong>Mycology</strong></p><ul><li>the fleshy fibrous body of the pileus in mushrooms.</li></ul>