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doc·u·ment 
[n. dok-yuh-muhnt; v. dok-yuh-ment] Pronunciation Key
[n. dok-yuh-muhnt; v. dok-yuh-ment] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper. |
| 2. | any written item, as a book, article, or letter, esp. of a factual or informative nature. |
| 3. | a computer data file. |
| 4. | Archaic. evidence; proof. |
| 5. | to furnish with documents. |
| 6. | to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made: a carefully documented biography. |
| 7. | to support by documentary evidence: to document a case. |
| 8. | Nautical. to provide (a vessel) with a certificate giving particulars concerning nationality, ownership, tonnage, dimensions, etc. |
| 9. | Obsolete. to instruct. |
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| doc·u·ment
(dŏk'yə-mənt) Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. (-měnt') doc·u·ment·ed, doc·u·ment·ing, doc·u·ments
[Middle English, precept, from Old French, from Latin documentum, example, proof, from docēre, to teach; see dek- in Indo-European roots.] doc'u·ment'al (-měn'tl) adj., doc'u·ment'er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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c.1450, "teaching, instruction," from M.Fr. document "lesson, written evidence," from L. documentum "example, proof, lesson," in M.L. "official written instrument," from docere "to show, teach" (see doctor). Meaning "something written that provides proof or evidence" is from 1727; the verb meaning "to support by documentary evidence" is from 1711. Documentary first used 1930 in sense of "film based on actual events," from Fr. film documentarie (1924). Docudrama is a 1961 coinage.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| document | |
noun | |
| 1. | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
| 2. | anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks |
| 3. | a written account of ownership or obligation |
| 4. | (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters [syn: text file] |
verb | |
| 1. | record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development" |
| 2. | support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?" |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: doc·u·ment
Pronunciation: 'dä-ky&-m&nt
Function: noun
1 : a writing (as a deed or lease) conveying information —see also INSTRUMENT
2 a : something (as a writing, photograph, or recording) that may be used as evidence b : an official paper (as a license) relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something (as a right or privilege)
Main Entry: doc·u·ment
Pronunciation: 'dä-ky&-m&nt
Function: noun
1 : a writing (as a deed or lease) conveying information —see also INSTRUMENT
2 a : something (as a writing, photograph, or recording) that may be used as evidence b : an official paper (as a license) relied on as the basis, proof, or support of something (as a right or privilege)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: doc·u·ment
Pronunciation: 'dä-ky&-"ment
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to furnish documentary evidence of b : to provide with exact references to authoritative supporting information
2 : to furnish (as a ship) with documents (as ship's papers)
Main Entry: doc·u·ment
Pronunciation: 'dä-ky&-"ment
Function: transitive verb
1 a : to furnish documentary evidence of b : to provide with exact references to authoritative supporting information
2 : to furnish (as a ship) with documents (as ship's papers)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Doc"u*ment\, n. [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.]1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.] Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time. -- I. Watts. 2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.] They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others. -- Sir W. Raleigh. 3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol. Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic. --Paley.
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Doc"u*ment\, v. t. 1. To teach; to school. [Obs.] I am finely documented by my own daughter. -- Dryden. 2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information; as, a a ship should be documented according to the directions of law.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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