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com·men·tary (käm′ən ter′ē)
noun pl. commentaries -·tar′·ies
- a series of explanatory notes or annotations, often forming a treatise on a text
- a series of remarks or observations, usually connected in a loose narrative
- something having the force of a comment, remark, or illustration
- a historical narrative based on personal experience Caesar's Commentaries
Etymology: L commentarius, notebook, annotation < commentari: see comment
Related Forms:
- commentarial com′·men·tar′·ial adjective
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