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commentary
[kom-uhn-ter-ee]
noun
plural
commentariesa 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
Other Word Forms
- commentarial adjective
- supercommentary noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of commentary1
Example Sentences
“Consumers remain frustrated about the persistence of high prices and weakening incomes,” said Joanne Hsu, director of the university’s Surveys of Consumers, in commentary about the index on the school’s website.
“The United States risks losing the supply of materials that are vital to sustaining its technological strength,” a commentary in the People’s Daily said.
Guest commentaries like this one are written by author’s outside the Barron’s newsroom.
We also get more than 400 pages of intriguing notes and commentary.
But investors shouldn’t read too much into October’s pickup in sales, Selma Hepp, the chief economist at real estate technology provider Cotality, wrote in Wednesday commentary.
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