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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•men•tar•y /ˈkɑmənˌtɛri/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ies. - Literaturea series of comments, explanations, or descriptions: [uncountable]provided commentary on the players.[countable]a running commentary on the game.
- Literature an essay or other long writing that gives an explanation or interpretation:[countable]Write a commentary on one of Shakespeare's plays.
- [countable] anything serving to illustrate a point about a state of affairs: The high dropout rate is a sad commentary on our school system.
See -men-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•men•tar•y (kom′ən ter′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tar•ies. - Literaturea series of comments, explanations, or annotations:a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
- Literaturean 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, esp. 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.
- Latin commentārium notebook, noun, nominal use of neuter of commentārius, equivalent. to comment(um) comment + -ārius -ary
- 1375–1425; late Middle English commentaries (plural)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: commentary /ˈkɒməntərɪ -trɪ/ n ( pl -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 facts: the commentaries of Caesar
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