comment vs obiter dictum

obiter dictum vs comment

comment and obiter dictum both are nouns.

comment is a verb but obiter dictum is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comment	Yes	No	Yes	No
obiter dictum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, obiter dictum is a hyponym of comment; that is, obiter dictum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comment:

comment: a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
obiter dictum: an incidental remark

Other hyponyms of comment include ad-lib, courtesy, gambit, ploy, passing comment, mention, reference, observation, reflection, reflexion, rib, crack, quip, sally, wisecrack, barb, dig, gibe, jibe, shaft, shot, slam, conversation stopper, stopper, banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace, platitude, zinger.

comment (noun)	obiter dictum (noun)
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information	an opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material	an incidental remark
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

comment (verb)	obiter dictum (verb)
make or write a comment on
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
explain or interpret something

Difference between comment and obiter dictum

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