supercommentary

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noun

A commentary (series of comments or annotations) on another commentary; a subcommentary.

“Gersonides's supercommentary on Averroes's Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Categories”

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Meanings

nounsupercommentary (plural supercommentaries)

plural supercommentaries · alternative super-commentary

  1. A commentary (series of comments or annotations) on another commentary; a subcommentary.

    Gersonides's supercommentary on Averroes's Middle Commentary on Aristotle's Categories

    Synonyms: subcommentary, metacommentary

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA commentary (series of comments or annotations) on another commentary; a subcommentary.

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subcommentary

Origin

From super- + commentary.

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Cite this entry
APA

supercommentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercommentary

MLA

“supercommentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercommentary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supercommentary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supercommentary.

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