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   commentary

   /ˈkɒm(ə)nt(ə)ri/

   noun

   • 1. an expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation: "a biting social commentary about the divide between rich and poor"
   • ▪ a descriptive spoken account (especially on a broadcast) of an event or performance as it happens: "a live commentary on radio" Similar narrationdescriptionaccountreportreviewanalysis
   • ▪ a set of explanatory or critical notes on a text: "a commentary on the Old Testament" Similar explanationexplicationelucidationexegesisexaminationinterpretationanalysiscriticismcritical analysiscritiqueassessmentappraisalopinionnotesfootnotescommentsweblogblogvlograre:scholia

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin commentarius, commentarium (adjective, used as a noun), from commentari, frequentative of comminisci ‘devise’.

   Scrabble Points: 19

   • C

     3

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