Commentary word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "commentary" word

[noun] 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"

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\Com"men*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Commentaries}. [L. commentarius, commentarium, note book, commentary: cf. F. commentaire. See {Comment}, v. i.] 1. 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. This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary. --Hallam. 2. 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.

Synonyms for commentary

comment

See also: annotation | notation | note | statement |

Related terms: affix, allonge, analysis, annotation, apparatus criticus, appendix, coda, codicil, comment, commentation, critical review, criticism, critique, editorial, enclitic, envoi, epilogue, exegesis, footnote, gloss, infix, interlineation, interpolation, leader, leading article, marginalia, notation, note, note of explanation, notice, obiter dictum, observation, postscript, prefix, proclitic, remark, report, review, rider, running commentary, scholia, scholium, suffix, tail, word of explanation, write-up

The fun area, different aproach to word »commentary«

Let's analyse "commentary" as pure text. This string has Ten letters in Four syllables and Three vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 30% of vowels is 8.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: YRATNEMMOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 2590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. --- -- -- . -. - .- .-. -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: commentary: 6 + 5 + 1 = 12, reduced: 3 (or 1 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: commentary: 3 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 9 + 7 = 46, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (2)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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