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annotation
[an-uh-tey-shuhn]
noun
a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
the act of annotating.
note. annot.
annotation
/ ˌænə-, ˌænəʊˈteɪʃən /
noun
the act of annotating
a note added in explanation, etc, esp of some literary work
Other 51Թ Forms
- reannotation noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of annotation1
Example Sentences
A voracious reader, Walger lost, among other treasured items, her vast book collection, which contained everything from contemporary fiction and Romantic poetry to treasured childhood books with her annotations scrawled in the margins.
This highlighted the lack of ancestral diversity in a widely used annotation database.
It may be cute that Feig and other interviewees are seen watching the clips but their annotations feel like overkill.
The Atlantic dataset comprised two different clans and had rich annotations of the coda types recorded, the identity of the vocalising whales and their social relations.
These preliminary findings represent only two of thousands of annotations our approach has provided.
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When To Use
An annotation is a note or comment added to a text to provide explanation or criticism about a particular part of it.Annotation can also refer to the act of annotating—a徱Բ annotations.Annotations are often added to scholarly articles or to literary works that are being analyzed. But the term can be used in a more general way to refer to a note added to any text. For example, a note that you scribble in the margin of your textbook is an annotation, as is an explanatory comment that you add to a list of tasks at work.Something that has had such notes added to it can be described as annotated.The word annotation is sometimes abbreviated as annot. (which can also mean annotated or annotator).Example: The annotations in this edition of the book really helped me to understand the historical context and the meanings of some obscure words.
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