commentary: meaning and words from its letters
10 letters · 19 letter points · starts with C · ends with Y
Meaning of commentary
noun
- countable, uncountable
A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
- countable, plural-normally, uncountable
A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
Example: Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War
- countable, uncountable
An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.
Example: We listened to the football commentary while watching the match.
Listed forms: commentaries.
Source: Wiktionary — commentary.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
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noun
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of commentary
C(3) + O(1) + M(3) + M(3) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) + A(1) + R(1) + Y(4) = 19 points.
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Anagrams of commentary
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Shorter words from commentary
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