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Related topics: Newspapers, Publishingcom‧men‧ta‧ry
plural commentaries [uncountable and countable]
plural commentaries [uncountable and countable]1 a spoken description of an event, given while the event is happening, especially on the television or radio : 
Commentary is by Tom Ferris.
Commentary is by Tom Ferris. running commentary (=a continuous description of something)
2TCN something such as a book or article that explains or discusses a book, poem, idea etc : political commentary
political commentary3 to be a sign of how bad a particular situation is : The incident was a sad commentary on British football.
be a sad/tragic/devastating etc commentary on something
The incident was a sad commentary on British football.