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annotation

[ an-uh-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
  2. the act of annotating.
  3. note ( def 1 ). : annot.


annotation

/ ˌænə-; ˌænəʊˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of annotating
  2. a note added in explanation, etc, esp of some literary work
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • rean·no·tation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of annotation1

First recorded in 1425–75, annotation is from the Latin word annotātiōn- (stem of annotātiō ). See annotate, -ion
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Example Sentences

The term Abernaquis, is also a French mode of annotation for the same word, but is rather applied at this time to a specific band.

Modern editors of what they call the "Roman Elegies" bring abundant annotation, and often detail Goethe's own emendations.

Footnote tags that were missing in the original are underlined without further annotation.

In olden times the place was unknown, but can be doubtfully identified with A-nok-ta-shan in the annotation of Shui-ching.

Sippi, agreeably to the early French annotation of the word, signifies a river.

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