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commenter - 2 dictionary results

com⋅ment

[kom-ent]
–noun
1. a remark, observation, or criticism: a comment about the weather.
2. gossip; talk: His frequent absences gave rise to comment.
3. a criticism or interpretation, often by implication or suggestion: The play is a comment on modern society.
4. a note in explanation, expansion, or criticism of a passage in a book, article, or the like; annotation.
5. explanatory or critical matter added to a text.
6. Also called rheme. Linguistics. the part of a sentence that communicates new information about the topic. Compare topic (def. 4).
–verb (used without object)
7. to make remarks, observations, or criticisms: He refused to comment on the decision of the court.
8. to write explanatory or critical notes upon a text.
–verb (used with object)
9. to make comments or remarks on; furnish with comments; annotate.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME coment < L commentum device, fabrication (LL: interpretation, commentary), n. use of neut. of commentus (ptp. of comminīscī to devise), equiv. to com- com- + men- (base of mēns, mentis mind ) + -tus ptp. ending


com⋅ment⋅a⋅ble, adjective
com⋅ment⋅er, noun


1. See remark. 4. addendum, commentary. 8. annotate, elucidate.

Commenter

Com"ment`er\, n. One who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an annotator.
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