Commentary
Pronunciation : Com"men*ta*ry
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. commentarius, commentarium, note book, commentary: cf. F. commentaire. See Comment, v. i.]
Definition : 1. A series of comments or annotations; esp., a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of some other work. This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary. Hallam.
2. 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.
pl. Commentaries.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913