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How do you spell Commentary?

Correct spelling

commentary

Two M's. COMMENT + ARY.

Why is commentary spelled this way?

From Latin commentarius, a notebook. Originally a personal record, commentary evolved to mean public analysis. The double M comes from the Latin prefix COM.

Common misspellings of commentary

comentarycommenterycomantarycommentarey

Example

The commentary was insightful.

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