Definitions for annotation

annotation an·no·ta·tion

Spelling: [an-uh-tey-shuh n]
IPA: /ˌæn əˈteɪ ʃən/

Annotation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 150 anagrams from letters in annotation (aainnnoott).

Definitions for annotation

noun

  1. a critical or explanatory note or body of notes added to a text.
  2. the act of annotating.
  3. note (def 1). Abbreviation: annot.

Origin of annotation

First recorded in 1425-75, annotation is from the Latin word annotātiōn- (stem of annotātiō). See annotate, -ion

Examples for annotation

She fancied his hand shook a trifle as he made an annotation on the pad he carried.

The annotation of these books possessed the same qualification.

There are no notes; and Praed is an author who is much in need of annotation.

Sippi, agreeably to the early French annotation of the word, signifies a river.

The annotation of books was not a common practice then, nor has it been since.

For you may call to mind, that in the annotation upon the 39th.

So runs an annotation of Alfieri on the margin of one of his lyrics.

Hence the crudity and incongruity of his text, his vacillating opinions, and the weakness and poverty of his annotation.

The work of annotation and introduction was not hard, and was decidedly interesting.

For an enlargement of this theme, see the annotation to paragraph 65.

Word Value for annotation
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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