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COMMENTARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
Example:
he wrote an extended comment on the proposal
Synonyms:
comment; commentary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("commentary" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "commentary"):
Midrash ((Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text)
annotation; notation; note (a comment or instruction (usually added))
Derivation:
comment (make or write a comment on)
commentate (make a commentary on)
