annotation
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[edit] English
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
[edit] Etymology
From Latin annotātiōnem, accusative singular of annotātiō (“‘remark, annotation’”), from annotātus, perfect passive participle of annotō (“‘note down, remark’”).
[edit] Noun
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annotation (plural annotations)
- a critical or explanatory commentary or analysis
- a comment added to a text
- the process of writing such comment or commentary
- (computing) metadata added to a document or program
- (genetics) information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases
[edit] Translations
critical or explanatory commentary or analysis
comment added to a text
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process of writing a comment or commentary
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[edit] French
[edit] Noun
annotation f. (plural annotations)