1. Explication.
2. Commentaire.
ETYM Latin commentarius, commentarium, note book, commentary: cf. French commentaire. Related to Comment.
1. A series of comments or annotations; esp., a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the Scriptures or of some other work.
2. A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural.