ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Annotation

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌænəˈteɪʃən/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Annotation is a noun meaning A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.

Meaning

A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.

More Meanings

  1. A comment added to a text.
  2. The process of writing such comment or commentary.
  3. (computing) Metadata added to a document or program.
  4. (genetics) Information relating to the genetic structure of sequences of bases.

Example Sentences

make an annotation
The manuscript was filled with helpful annotations.
She added an annotation in the margin to clarify the text.
The teacher asked students to submit essays with proper annotation.

Word Forms

Synonyms for annotation

Depending on context, synonyms include note, notation, annotating.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include note, notation, annotating, commentary, footnote, description.

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