commentaries+(noun)

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• text — noun 1 written words ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, full ▪ The newspaper printed the full text of the interview. ▪ draft ▪ final ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• social commentary — noun a) The expression of ones point of view or feelings towards society, usually through literature. Satire is often employed in social commentary. b) A work of this kind. Nineteen Eighty Four is the best known of Orwells social commentaries …   Wiktionary

• shakha — noun a term used to refer either to a school of the Vedas, or to the traditional texts followed by a school. It is held that the ancient Rishis or saints, like the Jewish patriarchs, lived far beyond the ordinary span of existence, and hence had… …   Wiktionary

• Biblical Latin — noun Late Latin, as used in translations and commentaries on the Bible, influenced by biblical Greek and Hebrew …   Wiktionary

• scholiast — noun /ˈskəʊlɪæst/ A scholar who writes commentaries on the works of an author, especially one of the ancient commentators of classical authors …   Wiktionary

• commentary — noun a) A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work. This letter . . . was published by him with a severe commentary. . b) A brief account of transactions or… …   Wiktionary

• glossator — noun A legal scholar of the Middle Ages, specifically one who authored commentaries or glosses on legal texts (often the Corpus Juris of Justinian) …   Wiktionary

• commentary — noun (plural commentaries) 1》 the expression of opinions or offering of explanations about an event or situation. 2》 a descriptive spoken account (especially on radio or television) of a sports match or other event as it happens. 3》 a set of… …   English new terms dictionary

• Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd — noun Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126 1198) • Syn: ↑Averroes, ↑ibn Roshd • Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher, ↑lawyer, ↑attorney, ↑doctor, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• amora — noun one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250 500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized… …   Useful english dictionary

• Averroes — noun Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126 1198) • Syn: ↑ibn Roshd, ↑Abul Walid Mohammed ibn Ahmad Ibn Mohammed ibn Roshd • Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher, ↑lawyer,… …   Useful english dictionary