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1. (n.) commentary
a series of comments, explanations, or annotations.
2. commentary
an explanatory essay or treatise.
3. commentary
anything serving to illustrate a point, prompt a realization, or exemplify:
The dropout rate is a sad commentary on our school system.
4. commentary
Usu., commentaries. a record of facts or events.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME commentaries (pl.) < L commentārium notebook)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) comment, commentary
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
"he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
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1. (noun) commentary
a spoken description of an event given as it happens
the sports network's commentary on the game
2. commentary
discussion or observations about sth
a sad commentary on today's society
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) commentary
a series of comments or annotations; esp., a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of some other work
2. (verb) commentary
a brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War
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Sense: (alsorunning commentary) a series of broadcast comments by a reporter at a ceremony, sports event etc.
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 Afrikaans: kommentaar |
 Arabic: تَعْليق، تَعْقيب |
 Bulgarian: репортаж |
 Brazilian: comentário |
 Czech: komentář |
 German: der Kommentar |
 Danish: reportage |
 Greek: περιγραφή, σχόλιο |
 Spanish: comentario, crítica |
 Estonian: kommentaar, reportaaž |
 Farsi: تفسیر؛ گزارش |
 Finnish: selostus |
 French: commentaire |
 Hebrew: פָּרשָנוּת |
 Hindi: आंखो देखा हाल |
 Croatian: komentar |
 Hungarian: közvetítés |
 Indonesian: ulasan |
 Icelandic: lÿsing |
 Italian: commentario |
 Japanese: 実況解説 |
 Korean: 해설 |
 Lithuanian: reportažas, komentaras |
 Latvian: komentārs |
 Malay: ulasan |
 Dutch: reportage |
 Norwegian: reportasje (fra et arrang |
 Polish: sprawozdanie, komentarz |
 Persian: تفسیر؛ گزارش |
 Pashto: يولړتبصرې |
 Portuguese: comentário |
 Russian: комментарий |
 Slovak: komentár |
 Slovenian: reportaža |
 Serbian: prenos uz komentare |
 Swedish: kommentar |
 Thai: คำวิจารณ์ |
 Turkish: naklen yayın |
 Taiwanese: 實況轉播 |
 Ukrainian: коментар, репортаж |
 Urdu: تبصرہ ، اظہار رائے |
 Vietnamese: sự tường thuật |
 Chinese: 实况报道 |
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