commentary
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
1Other words from commentary
- com·men·tar·i·al [kom-uhn-tair-ee-uhl], /ˌkɒm ənˈtɛər i əl/, adjective
- su·per·com·men·tar·y, noun, plural su·per·com·men·tar·ies.
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How to use commentary in a sentence
Many lessons and commentaries are in the imperative voice, but not all.
Mike Leach Tackles Geronimo the Motivational Murderer | James A. Warren | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey are heard in political speeches and political commentaries, in situations of social conflict, and in heated family arguments.
Beauty and Subversion in the Secret Poems of Afghan Women | Daniel Bosch | April 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe subsequent videos present situations to critique the first sequence, filled with various commentaries in their own right.
MS MR, Backstreet Boys & More Best Music Videos of the Week (VIDEO) | Victoria Kezra | July 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHer daily 60-second commentaries can be heard on multiple radio networks and at F2A.org.
Janet Folger Porter, Abortion Warrior, on Her Heartbeat Crusade | Michelle Cottle | July 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNews stories and commentaries are dismissing the decision as political grandstanding to gain public applause.
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We have seen enough elsewhere of the multiplication of Commentaries on the Sentences of the Lombard and other scholastic works.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorThese disseminated them to the people, with proper commentaries, in dark hints and distant observations.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterHis orations were most highly prized by the ancients, who wrote innumerable commentaries on them, most of which are lost.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordBut, after having read the commentaries attentively, I saw that the impossible had become a fact.
My Religion | Leo TolstoyThe commentaries on them are in some respects the rendering back of the pictures into their proper element.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
British Dictionary definitions for commentary
/ (ˈkɒməntərɪ, -trɪ) /
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 of commentary
- commentarial (ˌkɒmənˈtɛərɪəl), adjective
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