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documentary

[ dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree ]

adjective

  1. Also dz···ٲ [] 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

plural documentaries.
  1. Movies, Television. a documentary film, radio or television program, etc.

documentary

/ ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

  1. Alsodocumental 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc, presenting the facts with little or no fiction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdzˈԳٲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dzu··ٲi· adverb
  • ԴDzddz··t adjective
  • ԴDzddz··t· adjective noun plural nondocumentaries
  • ddz··t· adjective
  • i·dzu·t· adjective noun plural semidocumentaries
  • ܲddz··t· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of documentary1

First recorded in 1795–1805; document + -ary
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Example Sentences

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In a deeply moving documentary, he talked about visiting his mother.

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While still in service, j-hope released “Hope on the Street: Vol. 1,” a soundtrack to his documentary series of the same name in which he explored street dance in different cities across the world.

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A teenager who has played the drums alongside A-list artists is featured in a new documentary.

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Cain travelled to different favelas, including to one where documentary crews had never been allowed to film.

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The script contained "very little" substance to Iceman's character, he said in his documentary.

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