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comment

com·ment

UK/ˈkɒmɛnt/ US/ˈkɔmɛnt/ common
noun (3) verb (3)

noun

1.

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief

  • “from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account”
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2.

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”
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3.

a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

  • “the divorce caused much gossip”
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verb

1.

make or write a comment on

  • “he commented the paper of his colleague”
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2.
3.

provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

  • “He annotated on what his teacher had written”
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Origin

From Middle English coment, comment, from Old French coment (“commentary”), from Late Latin commentum (“comment, interpretation”), from Classical Latin commentum (“invention, fabrication”).

Phrases

  • block comment
  • C-style comment
  • comment clause
  • comment section
  • conditional comment
  • fair comment
  • fairy comment
  • honest comment

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