commentarial

com·men·tar·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kom-uh n-ter-ee]
- /ˈkɒm ənˌtɛr i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kom-uh n-ter-ee]
- /ˈkɒm ənˌtɛr i/

Definitions of commentarial word

noun plural commentarial a series of comments, explanations, or annotations: a commentary on the Bible; news followed by a commentary. 1
noun plural commentarial an explanatory essay or treatise: a commentary on a play; Blackstone's commentaries on law. 1
noun plural commentarial anything serving to illustrate a point, prompt a realization, or exemplify, especially in the case of something unfortunate: The dropout rate is a sad commentary on our school system. 1
noun plural commentarial Usually, commentaries. records of facts or events: Commentaries written by Roman lawyers give us information on how their courts functioned. 1

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Origin of commentarial

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

1375-1425; late Middle English commentaries (plural) < Latin commentārium notebook, noun use of neuter of commentārius, equivalent to comment(um) comment + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Commentarial

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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commentarial popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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