contextualization
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/kənˌtekstʃuələˈzeɪʃn/
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/kənˌtekstʃuəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/
the act of understanding or explaining something by considering the situation it is in
To fully understand the meaning of the poem, we must consider its contextualization within the historical period it was written.