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Meaning of 'commentary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Commentary [ v. i.]
- A series of comments or annotations; esp., a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of some other work.
- A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War.

Meaning of 'commentary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . commentary [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
Example in sentence:
  • he wrote an extended comment on the proposal

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