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doc·u·men·ta·ry  (dky-mnt-r)
adj.
1. Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
2. 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.

documentary [ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ -trɪ]
adj
1. Also documental consisting of, derived from, or relating to documents
2. presenting factual material with little or no fictional additions the book gives a documentary account of the war
n pl -ries
(Communication Arts / Broadcasting) a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc., presenting the facts with little or no fiction
documentarily  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.documentarydocumentary - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
Adj.1.documentary - relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
2.documentary - emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art"
real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow

documentary
noun
report, film, programme, account, broadcast, presentation a TV documentary on homelessness
adjective
documented, recorded, registered, archived, chronicled The government says it has documentary evidence.
Translations
documentary [ˌdɒkjʊˈmentərɪ]
A. ADJdocumental (Comm, Fin) → documentario
B. N (Cine, TV) → documental m
C. CPD documentary bill of exchange Nletra f de cambio documentaria
documentary evidence Npruebas fpl documentales
documentary (letter of) credit Ncrédito m documentario

documentary [ˌdɒkjuˈmɛntəri]
ndocumentaire m
adj [evidence] → par écrit
documentary film nfilm m documentaire

documentary
adj
(Film, TV) a documentary filmein Dokumentarfilm m; in documentary formin Form einer Dokumentation
n (Film, TV) → Dokumentarfilm m

documentary [ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntrɪ]
1. adjdocumentario/a; (evidence) → documentato/a
documentary letter of credit → lettera di credito contro documenti
2. n (Cine, TV) → documentario

documentary [ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntrɪ]
1. adjdocumentario/a; (evidence) → documentato/a
documentary letter of credit → lettera di credito contro documenti
2. n (Cine, TV) → documentario

documentary فيلم وثائقى dokumentární film dokumentarprogram Dokumentarfilm ντοκιμαντέρ documental dokumentti documentaire dokumentarac documentario ドキュメンタリー 다큐멘터리 documentaire dokumentarfilm film dokumentalny documentário документальный фильм dokumentärfilm สารคดี belgesel phim tài liệu 纪录片


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"I'll go round to the others in the course of the day and destroy the notes," said Wemmick; "it's a good rule never to leave documentary evidence if you can help it, because you don't know when it may be put in.
Casaubon made a dignified though somewhat sad audience; bowed in the right place, and avoided looking at anything documentary as far as possible, without showing disregard or impatience; mindful that this desultoriness was associated with the institutions of the country, and that the man who took him on this severe mental scamper was not only an amiable host, but a landholder and custos rotulorum.
An autobiography, when confronted by a careful editor with documentary evidence, is usually found to be full of obviously inadvertent errors.
 
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