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COMMENT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

Example:

he wrote an extended comment on the proposal

Synonyms:

comment; commentary

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("comment" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comment"):

Midrash ((Judaism) an ancient commentary on part of the Hebrew scriptures that is based on Jewish methods of interpretation and attached to the biblical text)

annotation; notation; note (a comment or instruction (usually added))

Derivation:

comment (provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases)

comment (explain or interpret something)

commentate (make a commentary on)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

Example:

we would appreciate input from our users on how we can improve our software

Synonyms:

comment; input; remark

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("comment" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comment"):

zinger (a striking or amusing or caustic remark)

banality; bromide; cliche; commonplace; platitude (a trite or obvious remark)

conversation stopper; stopper (a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply)

barb; dig; gibe; jibe; shaft; shot; slam (an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect)

crack; quip; sally; wisecrack (witty remark)

rib (a teasing remark)

observation; reflection; reflexion (a remark expressing careful consideration)

mention; reference (a remark that calls attention to something or someone)

obiter dictum; passing comment (an incidental remark)

gambit; ploy (an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker)

courtesy (a courteous or respectful or considerate remark)

ad-lib (remark made spontaneously without prior preparation)

Derivation:

comment (make or write a comment on)

commentate (serve as a commentator, as in sportscasting)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Example:

the divorce caused much gossip

Synonyms:

comment; gossip; scuttlebutt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("comment" is a kind of...):

account; report (the act of informing by verbal report)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comment"):

earful (an outpouring of gossip)

hearsay; rumor; rumour (gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth)

grapevine; pipeline; word of mouth (gossip spread by spoken communication)

dirt; malicious gossip; scandal (disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people)

talk; talk of the town (idle gossip or rumor)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases

Example:

He annotated on what his teacher had written

Synonyms:

annotate; comment; gloss

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "comment" is one way to...):

interpret; rede (give an interpretation or explanation to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

comment (a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Explain or interpret something

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "comment" is one way to...):

explain; explicate (make plain and comprehensible)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "comment"):

second-guess (evaluate or criticize with hindsight)

disc-jockey; disk-jockey; DJ (comment on music to be played)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

comment (a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Make or write a comment on

Example:

he commented the paper of his colleague

Synonyms:

comment; notice; point out; remark

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "comment" is one way to...):

mention; note; observe; remark (make mention of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "comment"):

criticise; criticize; knock; pick apart (find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws)

wisecrack (make a comment, usually ironic)

kibbitz; kibitz (make unwanted and intrusive comments)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Derivation:

comment (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information)

commentary (a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Comment: Leukemia in which neoplastic cells are moderately differentiated including both neutrophilic and monocytic cells; With a monocytic component; With a neutrophilic component; greater or equal to 20% immature forms/blasts in hematopoietic tissue

(Mouse Myelomonocytic Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

Comment: Intended to encompass diseases more closely related to human myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative or myeloproliferative diseases than to human myelodysplastic syndromes.

(Mouse Myeloid Proliferation, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

Comments in addition to the specimen condition from the central or performing laboratory describing the specimen.

(Performed Observation Result Comment, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

Margaret, what comment can I make on the untimely extinction of this glorious spirit?

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

I could gather from the comments of the experienced Corinthians around me, and from the remarks of the crowd behind, that Harrison’s chance was thought to have been lessened by this round.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

From that moment he had vanished from the world, and his identity had been a frequent subject for comment in the European press.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Comment: may be designated as having features of a named human MDS; Morphologic dysgranulopoiesis, dyserythropoiesis, and/or dysplastic megakaryocytes (with or without increased immature forms/blasts)

(Mouse Myelodysplastic Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

Comment: Leukemia in which neoplastic cells are well differentiated; less than 20% immature forms/blasts in hematopoietic tissue

(Mouse MPD-like Myeloid Leukemia, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to comments.

(Comment Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

Comment: including mature B-cell lymphomas with lymphoblastic morphology

(Burkitt-like Lymphoma of the Mouse Hematologic System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)