annotated

adjective

an·​no·​tat·​ed ˈa-nə-ˌtā-təd How to pronounce annotated (audio)
Synonyms of annotatednext
: provided with explanatory notes or comments
a fully annotated drawing/diagram
an annotated edition

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The rotating bookshelf is surrounded by a circular communal reading table where the artist will lay out several of her personal, annotated books each day. Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025 In one Zoom interview, Chalk carries his laptop over to another room in his house to show off his two-volume TASCHEN Books compendium on the making of that cinema classic, filled with rare photographs, annotated script pages, and more. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Nov. 2025 The annotated text of the original Voting Rights Act is below, along with scholarship written about the act before and after its passage. JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025 The eminent Proust biographer has produced an annotated version of the novel, published by Yale University Press, that dials it all the way back to Moncrieff. Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for annotated

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First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of annotated was in 1786

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“Annotated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/annotated. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.

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