Definition of comment

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Comment (v. i.) To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to write notes on the works of an author, with a view to illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon..

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Exposition :: Exposition (n.) The act of expounding or of laying open the sense or meaning of an author, or a passage; explanation; interpretation; the sense put upon a passage; a law, or the like, by an interpreter; hence, a work containing explanations or interpretations; a commentary..
Institutist :: Institutist (n.) A writer or compiler of, or a commentator on, institutes..
Commentary :: Commentary (v. i.) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as, Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War..
Gloss :: Gloss (v. t.) To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to explain; to annotate.
Sententiary :: Sententiary (n.) One who read lectures, or commented, on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris (1159-1160), a school divine..
Adversaria :: Adversaria (n. pl.) A miscellaneous collection of notes, remarks, or selections; a commonplace book; also, commentaries or notes..
Text-book :: Text-book (n.) A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher lectures or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a schoolbook..
Remark :: Remark (v. i.) To make a remark or remarks; to comment.
Commentator :: Commentator (n.) One who writes a commentary or comments; an expositor; an annotator.
Postillate :: Postillate (v. i.) To write postils; to comment.
Postil :: Postil (n.) A short homily or commentary on a passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed by order of Charlemagne..
Remark :: Remark (n.) The expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation, comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark..
Commented :: Commented (imp. & p. p.) of Commen.
Glossography :: Glossography (n.) The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for illustrating an author..
Annotation :: Annotation (n.) A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a word or a passage..
Gloss :: Gloss (n.) An interpretation, consisting of one or more words, interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a running commentary..
Glossator :: Glossator (n.) A writer of glosses or comments; a commentator.
Parenthesis :: Parenthesis (n.) A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or dashes..
Observe :: Observe (v. i.) To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon.
Annotator :: Annotator (n.) A writer of annotations; a commentator.
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