Meanings
nounaudio commentary (countable and uncountable, plural audio commentaries)
plural audio commentaries
- countableuncountableAn audio track on a video recording, timed to the footage of a film, that typically consists of one or more people commenting about the film being shown.
According to the audio commentary on “Treehouse of Horror III”, some of the creative folks at The Simpsons were concerned that the “Treehouse of Horror” franchise had outworn its welcome and was rapidly running out of classic horror or science-fiction fodder to spoof.
2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 解說音軌 /解说音轨
- 解說音軌 /解说音轨 (jiěshuō yīnguǐ)audio track on a video recording
Finnish ääniselostus, selostusraita
- ääniselostusaudio track on a video recording
- selostusraitaaudio track on a video recording
- kommenttiraitaaudio track on a video recording
German Audiokommentar
- Audiokommentaraudio track on a video recording
Hungarian audiokommentár
- audiokommentáraudio track on a video recording
Japanese オーディオコメンタリー
- オーディオコメンタリー (ōdio komentarī)audio track on a video recording
Polish komentarz audio
- komentarz audioaudio track on a video recording
Cite this entry
APA
audio commentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audio%20commentary
MLA
“audio commentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audio%20commentary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “audio commentary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/audio%20commentary.
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