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[kom-uhn-ter-ee]

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

Related forms

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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willful and obstinate resistance or disobedience to authority

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Example Sentences

He does not so much brag about his achievements as offer a running commentary about the wonder of being himself.

Barrentos, who was not involved with the research, wrote a commentary published with the study.

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He does not so much brag about his achievements as offer a running commentary about the wonder of being himself.

Barrentos, who was not involved with the research, wrote a commentary published with the study.

Top cleantech news and commentary of the last day or two.

It's not everyday that insect folks provide commentary on art.

You're welcome to check them all out and root for your favorites by leaving lavish commentary.

Opie explores the use of photography as social commentary without sacrificing artful composition and form.

Radio reporters held microphones toward the commentary coming from the sets.

Zéphirin is known for his powerful imagination and devastating social commentary.

Your dogs have owners, cats have staff commentary is so true.

The back of the taxi or match box commentary is rife.

My work is not so much a direct commentary as it is an open-ended observation of the absurdities around us.

Hopefully this isn't a subtle commentary on current american innovation.

Unless it is commentary intended to either expand awareness, or invoke strong feelings of misanthropy.

Bison video clip cuts out before finishing the commentary.

Both episodes intersperse commentary from paleontologists with computer-generated restorations of the dinosaurs.

Economic commentary makes a big deal out of consumer spending, but with little.

His political and social commentary catered to the bawdy tastes of the time.

He offers insightful commentary on daily life, from poverty to prayer to politics.

Never one to shy away from politics, he tends to inject a bit of lively commentary in his shows.

Sparrow performs everything from risqué songs and wry humor to political commentary.

These are fundamental points that seem to have been lost in some of the commentary.

The first was in incorporating satiric social commentary in his compositions.

And get feedback in a running commentary from thousands.

In mbira music, these drums are not used so much as a rhythmic foundation, but as conversation and commentary.

Comprehensive coverage of the region's business news and informed political commentary wwwspibar.

Set against commentary about her own family and contemporary life-and written in beautiful and powerful prose.

The photography is beautiful but the written commentary enhances each photograph.

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World English Dictionary

commentary (ˈkɒməntərɪ, -trɪ)

—n , pl -taries
1.	an explanatory series of notes or comments
2.	a spoken accompaniment to a broadcast, film, etc, esp of a sporting event
3.	an explanatory essay or treatise on a text
4.	(usually plural) a personal record of events or facts: the commentaries of Caesar

commentarial

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

commentary

1531, from L. commentarius "notebook, annotation," from commentum (see comment). Originally in Eng. as an adj.

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