documentary

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French documentaire.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA: /ˌdɒk.jəˈmɛn.tri/, /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tri//
  • (UK) IPA: /ˌdɑː.kjəˈmɛn.tɚ.i/, /ˌdɑː.kjʊˈmɛn.tɚ.i//

[edit] Adjective

documentary (not comparable)

Positive
documentary

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Of, related to, or based on documents.
  2. That serves to document something.
  3. (of a film, book etc) Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.

[edit] Translations

of, relared to or based on documents/that serves to document something
presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter

[edit] Noun

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Singular
documentary

Plural
documentaries

documentary (plural documentaries)

  1. A film, TV program, book etc. that presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

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