See Also: comment 1, noun(dictionary)
comment(medicine)
comment(2)(dictionary)
comment(1)(dictionary)
comment 2, verb(dictionary)
Letter of Comment(finance)
Letter of comment(money)
Give a Comment(money)
Comment Letter(money)
tow 2, noun(dictionary)

archaism (iou) and comment 1, noun (oh)


archaism (iou)



archaism noun. M17.
[mod. Latin archaismus from Greek arkhaismos, from arkhaizein copy the ancients in language etc., from arkhaios ancient: see -ISM.]
The retention or imitation of what is old or obsolete, esp. in language or Art. M17.
An archaic word or expression; an archaic feature. M17.
archaist noun (a) rare an antiquary; (b) a person who employs archaism: M19.
archa'istic adjective of or pertaining to an archaist; imitatively archaic, affectedly antique: M19.
archa'istically adverb L19.

comment 1, noun (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Late Latin; Origin: commentum, from Latin, 'invention', from comminisci 'to invent']
[U and C] an opinion that you express about someone or something
-synonym remark remark
::Does anyone have any questions or comments?
comment on/about
::his comments about asylum seekers
::He was fined for making abusive comments to the referee.
fair comment
(=criticism that is reasonable or deserved)
[U] criticism or discussion of something someone has said or done
::The speech received much comment in the press.
no comment
(=used by people in public life when they do not want to answer questions)
be a comment on sth
to be a sign of the bad quality of something
::The number of adults who cannot read is a sad comment on the quality of our schools.