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Noun
/ˈkämənˌterē/,
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commentaries, plural;
  1. The expression of opinions or explanations about an event or situation
    • - an editorial commentary
    • - narrative overlaid with commentary
  2. Opinion, either written or spoken

  3. A descriptive spoken account (esp. on radio or television) of an event or a performance as it happens

  4. A set of explanatory or critical notes on a text
    • - a commentary on the Old Testament
  1. (commentary) comment: a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
  2. (Commentary (magazine)) Commentary is a monthly American magazine on politics, Judaism, social and cultural issues. It was founded by the American Jewish Committee in 1945. ...
  3. (Commentary (philology)) In philology, a commentary is a line-by-line or even word-by-word explication usually attached to an edition of a text in the same or an accompanying volume. ...
  4. (commentary) A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part 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
  5. (Commentary) The writer’s opinion or comment about something; not concrete details. Synonyms include opinion, insight, analysis, interpretation, inference, personal response, feelings, evaluation, explications, and reflection.
  6. (Commentary) A dialogue or script that explains the fashions being presented at a show.
  7. (COMMENTARY) Script used to describe clothes for a fashion show
  8. (COMMENTARY) Reflections on a revolution against a bloody dictator.
  9. (Commentary) A V.O. objective opinion or description of characters or events either occurring in the film or to fill in information without wasting a great deal of film time.
  10. (Commentary) A quick closing statement, usually referring to the relative price/standard/usefulness of the item.
  11. (Commentary) A supporting document which outlines the development history of a controlled document and/or contains proprietary or other information intended for use only by Transpower.
  12. (Commentary) An emcee describes the clothing as a model walks the runway or showroom.
  13. (Commentary) Any analysis or plain English version of a legal issue, case or legislation eg. journal articles, textbooks
  14. (Commentary) Descriptive spoken words accompanying a film, but not comprising dialogue of the action in the film.
  15. (Commentary) Descriptive talk accompanying a television or motion picture feature.
  16. (Commentary) In Biblical Studies, a work that provides a series of explanations or interpretations of a particular Bible text with supporting arguments.  Commentaries vary in terms of their level of thoroughness; some provide an overview, while others are quite technical in coverage. ...
  17. (Commentary) SG Warrants Daily | SG Warrants Recommendations | Articles Archive |
  18. (Commentary) Scholia which are systematically developed in order to elucidate continuously the entire text, rather than random notes, is considered a commentary. The commentary is written in the margins and sometimes interspersed between sections of Scripture. (See Scholium)
  19. (Commentary) combines the work of analysis and explication with emphasis on effect and meaning
  20. (Commentary) n. A multivolume explanation of the meaning of a book, chapter, or (occasionally) single verse, such as Ecclesiastes 6:11.
  21. (commentary) A broad term for a book or other writing that discusses biblical text, chapter by chapter and verse by verse.
  22. (commentary) After a select committee has examined a Bill, it will report back to the House of Representatives. Its report usually includes a new version of the Bill (the "as reported" version) showing the select committee’s proposed amendments, and a commentary. ...
  23. (commentary) discourse that paraphrases and explicates the surface meaning of a text.  Foucault criticizes commentary for its exaggerated dependence on meaning available to the author. ...
  24. Commentary about news or trends affecting the REITs, or about the Market in general.
  25. Perseus/Tufts: Commentary on the Heroides of Ovid