Dictionary

commentary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentārius, commentārium (“notebook”), compare French commentaire. See comment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
   • Under each coin was a circular ticket with written particulars of the specimen accompanying it. For some time Carrados took little interest in these commentaries, but presently Hosier noticed that his guest was submitting many of them to a close but quiet scrutiny. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
   • This letter […] was published by him with a severe commentary. 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
2. (countable, plural-normally, uncountable) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
   • Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War
3. (countable, uncountable) An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
   • We listened to the football commentary while watching the match.

Forms

Deriveds

political commentary · commentary track · anti-commentary · audio commentary · critical commentary · colour commentary · DVD commentary · commentariat · color commentary · metacommentary · commentary box · commentarial · supercommentary · subcommentary · running commentary · social commentary

Synonyms

scholia (series of comments or annotations) · secondary source (series of comments or annotations)

Translations (56)

kmr îzah (A series of comments or annotations) · ar تَعْلِيق (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · hy մեկնաբանություն (A series of comments or annotations) · fi selostus (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · hi निर्वचन (A series of comments or annotations) · gd iomradh (A brief account of transactions or events written hastily) · eo komentaro (A series of comments or annotations) · kmr komentar (A series of comments or annotations) · hi व्याख्या (A series of comments or annotations) · es comentario (A series of comments or annotations) · grc ὑπόμνημα (A series of comments or annotations) · hi व्याख्या (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · ca comentari (A brief account of transactions or events written hastily) · la comentārium (A series of comments or annotations) · bg коментар (A series of comments or annotations) · te వ్యాఖ్యానము (A series of comments or annotations) · kmr ravek (A series of comments or annotations) · kk түсініктеме (A series of comments or annotations) · grc σχόλια (A series of comments or annotations) · fi kommentaari (A brief account of transactions or events written hastily) · el σχόλια (A series of comments or annotations) · ca comentari (A series of comments or annotations) · hu kommentár (A series of comments or annotations) · he פירוש (A series of comments or annotations) · gl comentario (A series of comments or annotations) · eu zeresan (A series of comments or annotations) · eu iruzkin (A series of comments or annotations) · gd iomradh (A series of comments or annotations) · bg репортаж (A brief account of transactions or events written hastily) · nl voice-over (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · kmr ronkirin (A series of comments or annotations) · he הערות (A brief account of transactions or events written hastily) · el σχολιασμός (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · id ulasan (A series of comments or annotations) · pl komentarz (A series of comments or annotations) · de Kommentar (A series of comments or annotations) · kmr şerh (A series of comments or annotations) · ru репорта́ж (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · es comentarismo (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · mr कॉमेंटरी (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · es comentarios (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · fi kommentaari (A series of comments or annotations) · kmr ravekirin (A series of comments or annotations) · id komentar (A series of comments or annotations) · nl commentaar (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · la commentārium (A series of comments or annotations) · kmr tefsîr (A series of comments or annotations) · ru аннота́ция (A series of comments or annotations) · ru коммента́рий (A series of comments or annotations) · pt comentário (A series of comments or annotations) · kmr şirove (A series of comments or annotations) · te వ్యాఖ్యానము (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · eu azalpen (A series of comments or annotations) · he דיווח (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs) · hi विवरण (A series of comments or annotations) · grc παρεκβολή (A series of comments or annotations)