commentary
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.
Origin of commentary
1Other words from commentary
- com·men·tar·i·al [kom-uhn-tair-ee-uhl], /ˌkɒm ənˈtɛər i əl/, adjective
- su·per·com·men·tar·y, noun, plural su·per·com·men·tar·ies.
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How to use commentary in a sentence
After all, they’ve already been critiquing and reshaping Harry Potter into a better version of itself for decades, through fanfiction and other fan commentary.
Though there was a small percentage of negative commentary, Da Brat says they both felt tremendous love, and “most of my close-knit family and friends knew already.”
Da Brat and Jesseca Dupart Share Their Coming Out Journey With Tamron Hall | Jasmine Grant | January 27, 2021 | Essence.comAs people struggled to process the horror in the immediate aftermath, Michael Bang Petersen, a Danish political scientist at Aarhus University, weighed in on Twitter with some counter-intuitive commentary.
What psychology of mass mobilization can tell us about the Capitol riot | Jennifer Ouellette | January 19, 2021 | Ars TechnicaThroughout, she packs her commentary on feminism and race with ample references to pop culture.
11 Funny Audiobooks to Lighten the Mood This Dreary Winter | Annabel Gutterman | January 15, 2021 | TimeWhile you might be tempted to tag the person, or screenshot the image and put some commentary on your Instagram to get that addictive stream of likes, don’t.
A guide to being an ethical online investigator | Tanya Basu | January 14, 2021 | MIT Technology Review
In the ten pages of commentary, if anyone felt differently they were in the clear minority.
The CIA Publication Review Board has required that the following statement be included with this commentary.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’? | Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a joy to watch Shafer seamlessly work incisive commentary on contemporary life into a fast-paced spine-chiller.
The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More | William O’Connor | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIts reporting and commentary on politics, society, and arts and letters have nurtured a broad liberal spirit in our national life.
Facebook Prince Purges The New Republic: Inside the Destruction of a 100-Year-Old Magazine | Lloyd Grove | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe says she uses rap as a way to start a conversations about art, identity, and social commentary.
Considering the uncertainty in which we are left by both text and commentary, the best we can do is to adore without disputing.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)He likens the walls to the page of a book, in which the glose, or commentary, was often written in the margin.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerThe commentary is not very helpful, and discusses collateral questions rather than the dream itself.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerWe should like to see a Biblical commentary from his pen; it, would be immortal on account of its straightforwardnsss and oddity.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusYet he was a guide of no mean order, who made up for the poverty of what he had to show by a copious, imaginative commentary.
Tales and Fantasies | Robert Louis Stevenson
British Dictionary definitions for commentary
/ (ˈkɒməntərɪ, -trɪ) /
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 of commentary
- commentarial (ˌkɒmənˈtɛərɪəl), adjective
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