Definition of Commentary
Commentary
com·men·ta·ry
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
A series of comments or explanations about a text, event, or situation.
e.g. The sports announcer provided a lively commentary during the game.
(noun)
an account of something, usually spoken and providing significant detail and description, narrating something as it happens;
e.g. He provided commentary on the tennis match for radio broadcast.
(noun)
a piece of writing that offers notes, criticism, interpretations, or explanations on a text;
e.g. The professor recommended that we read the author's commentary on the poem.
(noun)
broadly, something that provides an explanation or serves to prove a point;
e.g. Her lateness is a commentary on her attitude towards the job as a whole.
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"Success equals goals; all else is commentary. " -- Brian Tracy
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