documentary

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Derived terms 1.4.3 Related terms 1.4.4 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French adjective and (hence) noun documentaire, from document, from Latin documentum.

[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)

1. of, related to, or based on documents.
2. which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.
3. (of a film, book etc) presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.

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[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

documentary (plural documentaries)

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

[edit] Antonyms

• fiction

[edit] Derived terms

• mockumentary

[edit] Related terms

• docudrama

[edit] Translations