commentary
noun pl. commentaries
- 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
See commentary in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kŏmˈən-tĕrˌē)
noun pl. com·men·tar·ies - A series of explanations or interpretations.
- An expository treatise or series of annotations; an exegesis. Often used in the plural.
- An apt explanation or illustration: a scandal that is a sad commentary on national politics.
- A personal narrative; a memoir. Often used in the plural.
Related Forms:
- comˌmen·tarˈi·al (-târˈē-əl) adjective
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