annotation

an·no·ta·tion

 (ăn′ō-tā′shən)

n.

1. The act or process of furnishing critical commentary or explanatory notes.

2. A critical or explanatory note; a commentary.

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annotation

(ˌænəʊˈteɪʃən; ˌænə-)

n

1. the act of annotating

2. a note added in explanation, etc, esp of some literary work

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an•no•ta•tion

(ˌæn əˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. a critical or explanatory note added to a text.

2. the act of annotating.

3. note (def. 1).

[1425–75]

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annotation

A marking placed on imagery or drawings for explanatory purposes or to indicate items or areas of special importance.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	annotation - a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope" notation, note poste restante - a notation written on mail that is to be held at the post office until called for (not in the United States or Canada) commentary, comment - a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material; "he wrote an extended comment on the proposal" cite, quotation, reference, mention, acknowledgment, citation, credit - a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases" footnote, footer - a printed note placed below the text on a printed page N.B., nota bene, NB - a Latin phrase (or its abbreviation) used to indicate that special attention should be paid to something; "the margins of his book were generously supplied with pencilled NBs" postscript, PS - a note appended to a letter after the signature
	2.	annotation - the act of adding notes     annotating expanding upon, expansion - adding information or detail

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annotation

noun note, comment, explanation, observation, interpretation, illustration, commentary, gloss, footnote, exegesis, explication, elucidation He supplied annotations to 15,000 musical works.

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annotation

noun

Critical explanation or analysis:

comment, commentary, exegesis, interpretation, note.

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Translations

Bemerkung

anotación

annotation

annotazionecommento

annotation

[ˌænəʊˈteɪʃən] N (= act) → anotación f; (= instance) → anotación f, apunte m

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annotation

[ˌænəʊˈteɪʃ^ən] n

(= action of annotating) → annotation f

(= note) → annotation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

annotation

n (no pl: = commentary, act) → Kommentar m; (= comment) → Anmerkung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

annotation

[ænəʊˈteɪʃ/ən] n → annotazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

annotation

n. anotación, nota.

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