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commentary
[ kom-uhn-ter-ee ]
noun
- 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.
commentary
/ ˌkɒmənˈtɛərɪəl; -trɪ; ˈkɒməntərɪ /
noun
- an explanatory series of notes or comments
- a spoken accompaniment to a broadcast, film, etc, esp of a sporting event
- an explanatory essay or treatise on a text
- usually plural a personal record of events or facts
the commentaries of Caesar
Derived Forms
- commentarial, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦´Ç³¾Â·³¾±ð²Ô·³Ù²¹°ù·¾±Â·²¹±ô [kom-, uh, n-, tair, -ee-, uh, l], adjective
- ²õ³Üp±ð°ù·³¦´Ç³¾î€ƒm±ð²Ô·³Ù²¹°ùy noun plural supercommentaries
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of commentary1
Example Sentences
The coach stressed to Rosen — and other Bruin athletes — that negative social media commentary can only hurt, and to choose to focus on what individuals within the “Bruin bubble†share for feedback.
Indeed, the annals of stock market commentaries are replete with prognostications that, in retrospect, were almost comically wrong.
"The swagger is back," gushed Guy Mowbray in his Match of the Day commentary.
Text commentary, goal clips and highlights on BBC Sport website and app.
Live text commentary will cover all the weekend's action.
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