Commentary (philology)
WordNet
noun
(1) A written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
"He wrote an extended comment on the proposal"
WiktionaryText
Etymology
commentarius, , confer commentaire. See comment.
Noun
- A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
- This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary. -Henry Hallam.
- 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.