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[kom-uhn-ter-ee] Origin

com·men·tar·y

[kom-uhn-ter-ee]
noun, plural -tar·ies.
1.
a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
2.
an explanatory essay or treatise: a commentary on a play; Blackstone's commentaries on law.
3.
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.
4.
Usually, commentaries. records of facts or events: Commentaries written by Roman lawyers give us information on how their courts functioned.

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

com·men·tar·i·al [kom-uhn-tair-ee-uhl] , adjective
su·per·com·men·tar·y, noun, plural -tar·ies.
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Commentaries is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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Word Origin & History

commentary
1531, from L. commentarius "notebook, annotation," from commentum (see comment). Originally in Eng. as an adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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