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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈkɒntekst/
Example
These events are meaningless outside their historical context.
Example
In the context of Russian history, recent events are not so surprising.
Synonyms and related words
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the words surrounding a particular word that help to give it its meaning
Example
In this context, 'development' means economic growth.
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