Found 2 items, similar to Commentary.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: commentary commentary n : a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; “he wrote an extended comment on the proposal” [syn: comment]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Commentary Commentary \Com"men*ta*ry\, n.; pl. Commentaries. [L. commentarius, commentarium, note book, commentary: cf. F. commentaire. See Comment, v. i.] 1. A series of comments or annotations; esp., a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of some other work. [1913 Webster] This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War. [1913 Webster]