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   com·ment

   /ˈkäˌment/

   noun

   • 1. a verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction: "you asked for comments on the new proposals" Similar remarkobservationstatementutterancepronouncementjudgmentreflectionopinionviewcriticism
   • ▪ discussion, especially of a critical nature, of an issue or event: "the plans were not sent to the council for comment" Similar discussiondebatementionconsiderationinterest
   • ▪ an indirect expression of the views of the creator of an artistic work: "their second single is a comment on the commercial nature of raves"
   • ▪ an explanatory note in a book or other written text: "additional notes and comments" Similar notenotationannotationfootnoteglosscommentaryexplanationexplicationinterpretationelucidationexpositionexegesismarginaliarare:scholium
   • ▪ a written explanation or commentary. archaic
   • 2. a piece of text placed within a program to help other users to understand it, which the computer ignores when running the program.

   verb

   • 1. express (an opinion or reaction): "the company would not comment on the venture" Similar remark onspeak abouttalk aboutwrite aboutdiscussmentiongive a mention tomake mention ofmake remarks aboutmake a comment onexpress an opinion onsay something abouttouch onallude toremarkobservereflectsaystatedeclareannouncepronounceassertinterposeinterjectcome out withrare:opine
   • 2. place a piece of specially tagged explanatory text within (a program) to assist other users: "the only way to solve the problem is to code for the hardware directly—just make sure that it's clearly commented"
   • ▪ turn (part of a program) into a comment so that the computer ignores it when running the program: "you could try commenting out that line"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the senses ‘expository treatise’ and ‘explanatory note’): from Latin commentum ‘contrivance’ (in late Latin also ‘interpretation’), neuter past participle of comminisci ‘devise’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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