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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɒm.ən.tə.ɹi/ [UK], /ˈkɒm.ən.tɹi/ [UK], /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛɹ.i/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-commentary.wav Forms: commentaries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentārius, commentārium (“notebook”), compare French commentaire. See comment. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|commentaire}} Middle French commentaire, {{der|en|la|commentārius}} Latin commentārius, {{cog|fr|commentaire}} French commentaire Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} commentary (countable and uncountable, plural commentaries)
  1. A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms (series of comments or annotations): scholia (english: ancient & medieval European works), secondary source Translations (A series of comments or annotations): σχόλια (skhólia) [neuter, plural] (Ancient Greek), παρεκβολή (parekbolḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), ὑπόμνημα (hupómnēma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), մեկնաբանություն (meknabanutʻyun) (Armenian), iruzkin (Basque), azalpen (Basque), zeresan (Basque), коментар (komentar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), comentari [masculine] (Catalan), komentaro (Esperanto), kommentaari (Finnish), comentario [masculine] (Galician), Kommentar [masculine] (German), σχόλια (schólia) [neuter, plural] (Greek), פירוש (perúsh) [feminine] (Hebrew), विवरण (vivraṇ) [masculine] (Hindi), व्याख्या (vyākhyā) [feminine] (Hindi), kommentár (Hungarian), komentar (Indonesian), ulasan (Indonesian), түсініктеме (tüsınıkteme) (Kazakh), comentārium [neuter] (Latin), commentārium [neuter] (Latin), şirove [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ravek [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ravekirin [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), îzah [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), şerh [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), tefsîr [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), ronkirin [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), komentar [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), komentarz [masculine] (Polish), comentário [masculine] (Portuguese), коммента́рий (kommentárij) [masculine] (Russian), аннота́ция (annotácija) [feminine] (Russian), iomradh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), comentario [masculine] (Spanish), వ్యాఖ్యానము (vyākhyānamu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-commentary-en-noun-8UgYMB9k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 32 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 33 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 22 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 28 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 45 33 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 47 33 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 45 34 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 48 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 46 33 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 52 29 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 32 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 47 33 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 47 33 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 49 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 46 33 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 58 22 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 45 34 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 47 32 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 49 30 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 48 31 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 52 27 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 49 30 22 Disambiguation of 'series of comments or annotations': 93 4 2 Disambiguation of 'A series of comments or annotations': 94 4 2
  2. (usually in the plural) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum. Tags: countable, plural-normally, uncountable Translations (A brief account of transactions or events written hastily): репортаж (reportaž) [masculine] (Bulgarian), comentari [masculine] (Catalan), kommentaari (Finnish), הערות (hearót) [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), iomradh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-commentary-en-noun-73qtMO69 Disambiguation of 'A brief account of transactions or events written hastily': 4 92 3
  3. An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs): commentaar [neuter] (Dutch), voice-over [masculine] (Dutch), selostus (Finnish), σχολιασμός (scholiasmós) [masculine] (Greek), דיווח (divúakh) [masculine] (Hebrew), व्याख्या (vyākhyā) [feminine] (Hindi), कॉमेंटरी (kŏmeṇṭrī) [feminine] (Marathi), репорта́ж (reportáž) [masculine] (Russian), comentarios [masculine, plural] (Spanish), వ్యాఖ్యానము (vyākhyānamu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-commentary-en-noun-gyhtjrel Disambiguation of 'An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs': 4 9 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "व्याख्या"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kŏmeṇṭrī",
      "sense": "An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "कॉमेंटरी"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "reportáž",
      "sense": "An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "репорта́ж"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "comentarios"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vyākhyānamu",
      "sense": "An oral description of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs",
      "word": "వ్యాఖ్యానము"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "commentary"
  ],
  "word": "commentary"
}

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