commentary

C1 Topic:Media & Publishing

US /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/ UK /ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi/ See IPA manual

Freq #15262

Meanings

1

noun
A spoken description of an event as it happens, especially on radio or television.

We listened to the football commentary on the radio.
2

noun
A written or spoken explanation, opinion, or criticism about something.

The article offers a sharp commentary on modern politics.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a written or spoken... comment

Word family

Forms commentaries

Derived forms anti-commentarycommentarialmetacommentarysubcommentarysupercommentary

Etymology

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

commentaire Middle French commentārius Latin

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Topics

Media & Publishing Word Formation & Derivatives

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# commentary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi/
**Frequency rank:** 15262

## Meanings
1. A spoken description of an event as it happens, especially on radio or television.
2. A written or spoken explanation, opinion, or criticism about something.

## Examples
- We listened to the football commentary on the radio.
- The article offers a sharp commentary on modern politics.

## Derived Forms
- anti-commentary
- commentarial
- metacommentary
- subcommentary
- supercommentary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: commentaire
- Root: commentārius

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

## AI Etymology
Commentary is from Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentārius, commentārium (“notebook”), compare French commentaire. See comment. Important recorded forms include commentaire (Middle French) and commentārius (Latin). Current senses include a spoken description of an event as it happens, especially on radio or television and a written or spoken explanation, opinion, or criticism about something. The wider family includes derived forms such as anti-commentary, commentarial, metacommentary, subcommentary, and supercommentary.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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