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com•men•tar•y



Pronunciation: (kom'un-ter"ē), [key]
—n.,
—pl. -tar•ies.
1. a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary.
2. an explanatory essay or treatise: a commentary on a play; Blackstone's commentaries on law.
3. anything serving to illustrate a point, prompt a realization, or exemplify, esp. in the case of something unfortunate: The dropout rate is a sad commentary on our school system.
4. Usually, commentaries. records of facts or events: Commentaries written by Roman lawyers give us information on how their courts functioned.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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