How to pronounce commentary

Say it like this: /ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

British/ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi/

What does commentary mean?

nounA series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.

A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.

“Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War”

An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.

“We listened to the football commentary while watching the match.”

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