Commentary Definition

kŏmən-tĕrē
commentaries
noun
commentaries
A series of remarks or observations, usually connected in a loose narrative.
Webster's New World
An ongoing series of spoken remarks, especially during a television or radio broadcast of an event.
Two retired players did the commentary for the game.
American Heritage
A series of explanatory notes or annotations, often forming a treatise on a text.
Webster's New World
Something having the force of a comment, remark, or illustration.
Webster's New World
An apt explanation or illustration.
A scandal that is a sad commentary on national politics.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Commentary

Noun

Singular:
commentary
Plural:
commentaries

Origin of Commentary

  • From Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentarius, commentarium (“note book”), confer French commentaire. See comment.

    From Wiktionary

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