doc·u·men·ta·ry
Audio Help [dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ries.
Audio Help [dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ries. –adjective
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| 1. | Also, doc·u·men·tal
Audio Help [dok-yuh-men-tl] Pronunciation Key. 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. |
| 3. | Movies, Television. a documentary film, radio or television program, etc. |
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adj.
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. |
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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 |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˌdocuˈmentary [-ˈmen-] adjective
of or found in documents
Example: documentary evidence
ˌdocuˈmentary [-ˈmen-] nounExample: documentary evidence
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a film, programme etc giving information on a certain subject
Example: a documentary on the political situation in Argentina
See also: documentExample: a documentary on the political situation in Argentina
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Documentary
Doc`u*men"ta*ry\, a. Pertaining to written evidence; contained or certified in writing. "Documentary evidence." --Macaulay.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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