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commentary

noun

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1 a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)

the TV anchors provided a running commentary on the parade

Synonyms of commentary

analysis, comment, exposition, play-by-play

Words Related to commentary

annotation, explication

descant (also discant), note, observation, remark

report, review, write-up

2 usually commentaries plural a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened

the general's commentaries on his military campaigns rank among the best firsthand accounts of the war

Synonyms of commentary

account, chronicle, chronology, history, narration, narrative, record, report, story

Words Related to commentary

deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness

annals, blog, diary, journal, log, logbook, memoir

minutes, procès-verbal

anecdote, tale, yarn

gest (or geste), romance

recital, recitation

case history, case study

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