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commentary
[ kom-uhn-ter-ee ]
noun
- a series of comments, explanations, or annotations:
a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- an explanatory essay or treatise:
a commentary on a play; Blackstone's commentaries on law.
- anything serving to illustrate a point, prompt a realization, or exemplify, especially in the case of something unfortunate:
The dropout rate is a sad commentary on our school system.
- Usually commentaries. records of facts or events:
Commentaries written by Roman lawyers give us information on how their courts functioned.
commentary
/ ˌkɒmənˈtɛərɪəl; -trɪ; ˈkɒməntərɪ /
noun
- an explanatory series of notes or comments
- a spoken accompaniment to a broadcast, film, etc, esp of a sporting event
- an explanatory essay or treatise on a text
- usually plural a personal record of events or facts
the commentaries of Caesar
Derived Forms
- commentarial, adjective
Other Word Forms
- dz··ٲ·· [kom-, uh, n-, tair, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
- p·dzm·ٲy noun plural supercommentaries
Word History and Origins
Origin of commentary1
Example Sentences
Downing Street declined to repeat its previous opposition to reporters on Thursday, saying it would not provide a "running commentary" on talks.
They've all received mixed reviews at large and, per usual, utterly scathing commentary on social media and in the British press.
But he’s super comfortable with keeping any advice or commentary private.
"United need more than a miracle," Rio Ferdinand said on TNT Sports commentary.
Upon its release, some viewers were exasperated by the film’s purposefully opaque political commentary.
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