commentary
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commentary
- /ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi/ UK
- /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentārius, commentārium (“notebook”), compare French commentaire. See comment.
noun commentaries
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A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
This letter […] was published by him with a severe commentary.
Similar: scholia, secondary source
- A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum. Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War
- An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs. We listened to the football commentary while watching the match.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: comment, annotation, editorial, notation, quote, commentator, note, narrative, word, phd, review, feedback, explanatory, explanation, accompanying, input
Translations
Every language
noun A series of comments or annotations
| Español | comentario |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विवरण vivraṇ, व्याख्या vyākhyā, निर्वचन nirvacan |
| Português | comentário |
| Deutsch | Kommentar |
| Ελληνικά | σχόλια schólia |
| Русский | коммента́рий kommentárij, аннота́ция annotácija |
| עברית | פירוש perúsh |
noun A brief account of transactions or events written hastily
| עברית | הערות hearót |
|---|
noun An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs
| Español | comentarios, comentarismo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | व्याख्या vyākhyā |
| Ελληνικά | σχολιασμός scholiasmós |
| Русский | репорта́ж reportáž |
| العربية | تَعْلِيق taʕlīq |
| עברית | דיווח divúakh |
Talk about this word "commentary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/commentary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. commentary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/commentary "commentary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/commentary.Cite this
@misc{commentary_2026,
title = {commentary},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/commentary},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
