commentary

English

noun
Definitions
  • a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work
  • (usually) a brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum
  • an oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs

Etymology

Derived from Middle French commentaire derived from Latin commentārius (notebook).

Origin

Latin

commentārius

Gloss

notebook

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