commentary

[ kom-uhn-ter-ee ]

/ ˈkɒm ənˌtɛr i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR commentary ON THESAURUS.COM

noun, plural com·men·tar·ies.

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.

Origin of commentary

1375–1425; late Middle English commentaries (plural) <Latin commentārium notebook, noun use of neuter of commentārius, equivalent to comment(um) comment + -ārius-ary

OTHER WORDS FROM commentary

com·men·tar·i·al

[kom-uhn-tair-ee-uhl], /ˌkɒm ənˈtɛər i əl/, adjectivesu·per·com·men·tar·y, noun, plural su·per·com·men·tar·ies.

Words nearby commentary

commensalism, commensurable, commensurate, comment, commentariat, commentary, commentate, commentative, commentator, commerce, Commerce City

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Example sentences from the Web for commentary

In the ten pages of commentary, if anyone felt differently they were in the clear minority.
The Monsters Who Screamed for Dead Cops|Jacob Siegel|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The CIA Publication Review Board has required that the following statement be included with this commentary.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’?|Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Its reporting and commentary on politics, society, and arts and letters have nurtured a broad liberal spirit in our national life.
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine|Lloyd Grove|December 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On some issues, Puck was so mired in its own times that the commentary is redundant.
The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians|Anthony Haden-Guest|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Twitter accounts associated with the group promote her YouTube videos, retweet her, and offer praise for pro-Assad commentary.
The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The commentary was published in May, along with the documents.
Life of John Milton|Richard Garnett
The following may be taken as supplying a commentary on this.
Bygone Church Life in Scotland|Various
Moreover, art, whose business is to transmit emotion, should need no commentary.
Ancient Art and Ritual|Jane Ellen Harrison
The five thousand figures in those legendary lights are the commentary and the repetition of the sculptured text without.
The Story of Chartres|Cecil Headlam
The history of the last two thousand years is but a commentary on this text.
Aristotle and Ancient Educational Ideals|Thomas Davidson

British Dictionary definitions for commentary

commentary

/ (ˈkɒməntərɪ, -trɪ) /

noun plural -taries

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 factsthe commentaries of Caesar

Derived forms of commentary

commentarial (ˌkɒmənˈtɛərɪəl), adjective

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单词	commentary
释义	commentary [ kom-uhn-ter-ee ] / ˈkɒm ənˌtɛr i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR commentary ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural com·men·tar·ies. 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. Origin of commentary 1375–1425; late Middle English commentaries (plural) <Latin commentārium notebook, noun use of neuter of commentārius, equivalent to comment(um) comment + -ārius-ary OTHER WORDS FROM commentary com·men·tar·i·al [kom-uhn-tair-ee-uhl], /ˌkɒm ənˈtɛər i əl/, adjectivesu·per·com·men·tar·y, noun, plural su·per·com·men·tar·ies. Words nearby commentary commensalism, commensurable, commensurate, comment, commentariat, commentary, commentate, commentative, commentator, commerce, Commerce City Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for commentary In the ten pages of commentary, if anyone felt differently they were in the clear minority. The Monsters Who Screamed for Dead Cops\|Jacob Siegel\|December 23, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The CIA Publication Review Board has required that the following statement be included with this commentary. CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’?\|Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin\|December 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Its reporting and commentary on politics, society, and arts and letters have nurtured a broad liberal spirit in our national life. Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine\|Lloyd Grove\|December 5, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On some issues, Puck was so mired in its own times that the commentary is redundant. The Magazine That Made—and Unmade—Politicians\|Anthony Haden-Guest\|November 2, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Twitter accounts associated with the group promote her YouTube videos, retweet her, and offer praise for pro-Assad commentary. The Kardashian Look-Alike Trolling for Assad\|Noah Shachtman, Michael Kennedy\|October 17, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The commentary was published in May, along with the documents. Life of John Milton\|Richard Garnett The following may be taken as supplying a commentary on this. Bygone Church Life in Scotland\|Various Moreover, art, whose business is to transmit emotion, should need no commentary. Ancient Art and Ritual\|Jane Ellen Harrison The five thousand figures in those legendary lights are the commentary and the repetition of the sculptured text without. The Story of Chartres\|Cecil Headlam The history of the last two thousand years is but a commentary on this text. Aristotle and Ancient Educational Ideals\|Thomas Davidson British Dictionary definitions for commentary commentary / (ˈkɒməntərɪ, -trɪ) / noun plural -taries 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 factsthe commentaries of Caesar Derived forms of commentary commentarial (ˌkɒmənˈtɛərɪəl), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to commentary comment, criticism, remark, description, treatise, review, narration, critique, explanation, observation, notes, gloss, appreciation, discourse, exposition, consideration, exegesis, annotation, obiter dictum, voice-over
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commentary

noun, plural com·men·tar·ies.

Origin of commentary

OTHER WORDS FROM commentary

Words nearby commentary

Example sentences from the Web for commentary

British Dictionary definitions for commentary

noun plural -taries

Derived forms of commentary

Words related to commentary