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annotated

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈænəˌteɪtəd// UK //ˈænəʊtˌeɪtɪd// an·no·tat·ed

adj. describing a piece of writing that has extra notes or comments added to explain difficult parts. You use this when a book or map has helpful information written in the margins.

adj. provided with explanatory notes, critical commentary, or supplementary information. Often used as a participial adjective to describe academic texts or legal documents.


SIMPLE

The students used an annotated version of the play to understand the old language.

CONTEXTUAL

The professor provided an annotated bibliography to help the researchers find the most relevant sources for their project.

COMPLEX

By studying the annotated manuscript, historians were able to trace the author's shifting political allegiances through the various revisions and marginalia added over a decade.

Synonyms
Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb like 'is' or 'remains'.

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