commentaries

Noun

commentary (countable and uncountable, plural commentaries)

1. 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.1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   scholia, secondary source

2. (plural-normally) A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
   • Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War
3. 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.