Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a definition in which the term is used by embedding it in a larger expression containing its explanation;
- Example: "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'"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
contextual definition
n 1: 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'"