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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAnnotation
/ˌæn.əˈteɪ.ʃən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A note of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram.
"The researcher added careful annotations to the margins of the manuscript." - 2
The action of adding explanatory notes or metadata to data, documents, or images.
"Automated image annotation is essential for training computer vision models."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'annotationem' (a remark, note), from the verb 'annotare' meaning to mark or note down, formed from 'ad-' (to) plus 'notare' (to note). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially referring to critical or explanatory notes added to a text.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Annotation" is said worldwide
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annotation
Transliteration: an-o-ta-sjɔ̃
"Chaque annotation clarifie un passage difficile du texte."
Anmerkung
Transliteration: an-mɛʁ-kʊŋ
"Die Anmerkung am Rand erklärt die historische Begebenheit."
annotazione
Transliteration: an-no-ta-tzi-o-ne
"Ho trovato un'utile annotazione alla pagina dieci."
anotación
Transliteration: a-no-ta-sjon
"El profesor hizo una anotación en mi ensayo."
anotação
Transliteration: a-no-ta-sãw
"As anotações no caderno ajudaram nos estudos."
टीका
Transliteration: tika
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पुस्तक में हर अध्याय के अंत में एक उपयोगी टीका है।"
注释
Transliteration: zhù shì
Script: 中文汉字
"这本古书包含了很多专家的注释。"
주석
Transliteration: juseok
Script: 한국어 한글
"독자는 어려운 단어에 대한 주석을 참고할 수 있습니다."
注釈
Transliteration: chūshaku
Script: 日本語
"その文献には詳しい注釈が付けられている。"
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