commentary
Americannoun
plural
commentaries-
a series of comments, explanations, or annotations.
a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
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an explanatory essay or treatise.
a commentary on a play; Blackstone's commentaries on law.
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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.
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Usually commentaries. records of facts or events.
Commentaries written by Roman lawyers give us information on how their courts functioned.
noun
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an explanatory series of notes or comments
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a spoken accompaniment to a broadcast, film, etc, esp of a sporting event
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an explanatory essay or treatise on a text
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(usually plural) a personal record of events or facts
the commentaries of Caesar
Other Word Forms
- commentarial adjective
- supercommentary noun
Etymology
Origin of commentary
1375–1425; late Middle English commentaries (plural) < Latin commentārium notebook, noun use of neuter of commentārius, equivalent to comment ( um ) comment + -ārius -ary
Example Sentences
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Brent Donnelly, president of Spectra Markets, said in commentary shared with clients and MarketWatch that word had gotten out that the Federal Reserve had called up major currency dealers and asked for dollar-yen rate checks.
From MarketWatch
“As soon as it was announced, there was definitely commentary online from people being like, ‘Why would you do this?
Focus will center on how many dissenting votes there are and on any accompanying commentary as investors gauge the likely timing and pace of further interest-rate reductions.
While their influence on current market performance is waning, the Magnificent Seven and their commentary on AI demand, data center spending, and the path to converting both of those into profits will be crucial.
From Barron's
While the BOJ kept rates unchanged as widely expected, the central bank’s economic outlook report sounded more upbeat, Capital Economics’ Marcel Thieliant says in commentary.
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