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commentary

Today it means: A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work. Full definition →

Middle French commentaire ← Latin commentārius

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Latin · derived fromcommentārius
Middle French · derived fromcommentaire
English todaycommentary

From Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentārius, commentārium (“notebook”), compare French commentaire. See comment.

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