COMMENTARY


Meaning of COMMENTARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-mən-ˌter-ē, -ˌte-rē ]

noun

( plural -tar·ies )

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : an explanatory treatise — usually used in plural

b. : a record of events usually written by a participant — usually used in plural

2.

a. : a systematic series of explanations or interpretations (as of a writing)

b. : comment 2

3.

a. : something that serves for illustration or explanation

the dark, airless apartments and sunless factories…are a sad commentary upon our civilization — H. A. Overstreet

b. : an expression of opinion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.