annotation
noun
a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
annotations
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pluralof annotation.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This particular copy is remarkable not just because it was printed on 4 July 1776, but because it was intercepted by British soldiers and sent back home - with their annotations added.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Many of them bear the pencil marks of her annotations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
A voracious reader, Walger lost, among other treasured items, her vast book collection, which contained everything from contemporary fiction and Romantic poetry to treasured childhood books with her annotations scrawled in the margins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
These preliminary findings represent only two of thousands of annotations our approach has provided.
From Salon ● May 17, 2024
Ten years previously, Bobby’s slender volume Bobby Fischer’s Games of Chess was seen as a revealing glimpse into the teenager’s mind, but it was criticized for its sparse annotations.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
