different between finding vs commentary

English

Etymology

From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?nd??/
• Hyphenation: find?ing

Noun

finding (plural findings)

1. A result of research or an investigation.
2. (law) A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
3. That which is found, a find, a discovery.
4. The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
5. (Canada, US, generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair. [from 19th century]
6. A self-contained component of assembled jewellery. [from 19th century]

Derived terms

• fault-finding, faultfinding
• findings
• key finding
• wayfinding

Translations

Verb

finding

1. present participle of find

References

• “finding, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2016

English

Etymology

From Middle French commentaire, from Latin comment?rius, comment?rium (“notebook”), compare French commentaire. See comment.

Noun

commentary (countable and uncountable, plural commentaries)

1. a series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work
   • 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England

     This letter […] was published by him with a severe commentary.

2. (usually in the plural) a brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum

3. an oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs

Synonyms

• (series of comments or annotations): scholia (ancient & medieval European works); secondary source

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• commentary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.