documentary - Definitions from Dictionary.com

6 results for: documentary

Documentary Filmmaking Learn How To Make Documentaries At A Hands-On School For Filmmakers www.NYFA.com	Sponsored Links

HBO Documentaries The HBO Documentary Films Series. Mondays at 9p Starting 6/9. www.hbo.com/docs

SFSDF It's not a typo. It's a film school. www.sfdigifilm.com

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This

doc·u·men·ta·ry

Audio Help [dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ries.

–adjective

1.	Also, doc·u·men·tal Audio Help [dok-yuh-men-tl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation. pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.

2.	Movies, Television. based on or re-creating an actual event, era, life story, etc., that purports to be factually accurate and contains no fictional elements: a documentary life of Gandhi.

–noun

3.	Movies, Television. a documentary film, radio or television program, etc.

[Origin: 1795–1805; document + -ary

]

—Related forms

doc·u·men·tar·i·ly, adverb

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Documentary Filmmaking Learn How To Make Documentaries At A Hands-On School For Filmmakers www.NYFA.com	Sponsored Links

HBO Documentaries The HBO Documentary Films Series. Mondays at 9p Starting 6/9. www.hbo.com/docs

SFSDF It's not a typo. It's a film school. www.sfdigifilm.com

Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
documentary

To learn more about documentary visit Britannica.com

Independent Documentaries Browse our massive database! DVD Features $9.95 - Shorts $2.95. www.IndieFlix.com	Sponsored Links

Documentary Filmmaking Research Documentary Filmmaking. Read books, journals, and articles. www.Questia.com/Filmmaking

American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

doc·u·men·ta·ry Audio Help (dŏk'yə-měn'tə-rē) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.

n. pl. doc·u·men·ta·ries
A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narration.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This

documentary
adjective
1.	relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
2.	emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art" [syn: objective]
noun
1.	a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˌdocuˈmentary [-ˈmen-] adjective

of or found in documents
Example: documentary evidence

Arabic:	وَثائِقي
Chinese (Simplified):	文件的
Chinese (Traditional):	文件的
Czech:	písemný
Danish:	dokumentarisk
Dutch:	documentair
Estonian:	dokumentaalne
Finnish:	asiakirjoihin nojautuva
French:	documentaire
German:	urkundlich
Greek:	γραπτός, που βρίσκεται σε έγγραφα
Hungarian:	okmányszerű, hiteles
Icelandic:	skjalfestur
Indonesian:	tertulis
Italian:	documentario

Japanese:	文書の
Korean:	문서의, 문서에 의한
Latvian:	dokumentāls
Lithuanian:	dokumentinis
Norwegian:	dokumentarisk
Polish:	udokumentowany
Portuguese (Brazil):	documentário
Portuguese (Portugal):	documental
Romanian:	documentar
Russian:	документальный
Slovak:	písomný
Slovenian:	dokumentaren
Spanish:	documental
Swedish:	stödd på (ingående i) dokument
Turkish:	belgesel

ˌdocuˈmentary [-ˈmen-] noun

a film, programme etc giving information on a certain subject
Example: a documentary on the political situation in Argentina

Arabic:	بَرْنامَج أو فيلم وَثائِقي
Chinese (Simplified):	纪录影片
Chinese (Traditional):	紀錄影片
Czech:	dokumentární film
Danish:	dokumentarfilm; dokumentarudsendelse
Dutch:	documentaire
Estonian:	dokumentaalfilm
Finnish:	dokumenttielokuva
French:	documentaire
German:	die Dokumentation
Greek:	ντοκιμαντέρ
Hungarian:	dokumentumfilm
Icelandic:	heimildakvikmynd
Indonesian:	dokumenter
Italian:	documentario

Japanese:	記録映画
Korean:	기록 영화, 다큐멘터리
Latvian:	dokumentāla filma
Lithuanian:	dokumentinis filmas
Norwegian:	dokumentarfilm, *-program
Polish:	film dokumentalny
Portuguese (Brazil):	documentário
Portuguese (Portugal):	documentário
Romanian:	documentar
Russian:	документальный фильм
Slovak:	dokumentárny film
Slovenian:	dokumentarni film
Spanish:	documental
Swedish:	dokumentär
Turkish:	belgesel, dökümanter