Annotation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a comment or instruction (usually added)

the act of adding notes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹtboʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌanətˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌanətˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹtboʊt/.

Examples

his notes were appended at the end of the article
he added a short notation to the address on the envelope

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

notation annotating note

Parts of Speech

noun	a comment or instruction (usually added) “his notes were appended at the end of the article”
noun	the act of adding notes

Word Forms

note	verb	make mention of
annotate	verb	add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Anmerkung

ein Kommentar oder eine Anweisung (normalerweise hinzugefügt)

🇪🇸Spanish

anotación

un comentario o instrucción (normalmente añadido)

🇮🇹Italian

annotazione

un commento o un'istruzione (solitamente aggiunta)

🇳🇱Dutch

annotatie

een opmerking of instructie (meestal toegevoegd)

🇵🇹Portuguese

anotação

um comentário ou instrução (geralmente adicionado)

🇷🇺Russian

аннотация

комментарий или инструкция (обычно добавляется)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टिप्पणी

एक टिप्पणी या निर्देश (आमतौर पर जोड़ा गया)

🇧🇩Bengali

টীকা

একটি মন্তব্য বা নির্দেশ (সাধারণত যোগ করা হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறுகுறிப்பு

ஒரு கருத்து அல்லது அறிவுறுத்தல் (பொதுவாக சேர்க்கப்படும்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లేఖనం

వ్యాఖ్య లేదా సూచన (సాధారణంగా జోడించబడింది)

🇮🇳Marathi

भाष्य

टिप्पणी किंवा सूचना (सामान्यतः जोडली जाते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટીકા

ટિપ્પણી અથવા સૂચના (સામાન્ય રીતે ઉમેરવામાં આવે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಪ್ಪಣಿ

ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಚನೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യാഖ്യാനം

ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിർദ്ദേശം (സാധാരണയായി ചേർക്കുന്നത്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਨੋਟੇਸ਼ਨ

ਇੱਕ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਜਾਂ ਹਦਾਇਤ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

تشریح

ایک تبصرہ یا ہدایت (عام طور پر شامل کیا جاتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

注解

评论或说明（通常是添加的）

🇯🇵Japanese

注釈

コメントまたは指示 (通常は追加されます)

🇰🇷Korean

주석

설명 또는 지침(보통 추가됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chú thích

một nhận xét hoặc hướng dẫn (thường được thêm vào)

🇹🇭Thai

คำอธิบายประกอบ

ความคิดเห็นหรือคำสั่ง (มักจะเพิ่ม)

🇮🇩Indonesian

anotasi

komentar atau instruksi (biasanya ditambahkan)

🇵🇭Filipino

anotasyon

isang komento o tagubilin (karaniwang idinaragdag)

🇲🇾Malay

anotasi

ulasan atau arahan (biasanya ditambah)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شرح

تعليق أو تعليمات (تضاف عادة)

🇮🇷Persian

حاشیه نویسی

یک نظر یا دستورالعمل (معمولا اضافه می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

dipnot

bir yorum veya talimat (genellikle eklenir)

🇮🇱Hebrew

ביאור

הערה או הוראה (בדרך כלל מוסיפים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'annotation'?

The primary meaning of 'annotation' is 'a comment or instruction (usually added)'.

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Using 'annotation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'annotation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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