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doc·u·men·ta·ry

(dŏk′yə-mĕn′tə-rē)
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.
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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
(Broadcasting) a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc, presenting the facts with little or no fiction
ˌdocuˈmentarily adv
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doc•u•men•ta•ry

(ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri)

adj., n., pl. -ries. adj.
1. Also, doc•u•men•tal (ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl) pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents.
2. depicting an actual event, era, life story, etc., accurately and without fictional elements.
n.
3. a documentary film, television program, etc.
[1795–1805]
doc`u•men•tar′i•ly, adv.
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documentary

Structured, factual film, sometimes partdramatized with actors.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:documentary - a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event]documentary - 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
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documentary

noun
1. report, film, programme, account, broadcast, presentation a TV documentary on homelessness
adjective
1. documented, recorded, registered, archived, chronicled The government says it has documentary evidence.
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Translations
بَرْنامَج أو فيلم وَثائِقيفِيلْمٌ وَثائِقِيّ وَثائِقي
dokumentární filmpísemný
dokumentarfilmdokumentariskdokumentarprogramdokumentarudsendelse
dokumentti
dokumentarac
dokumentumfilmokmányszerű
heimildakvikmyndskjalfestur
ドキュメンタリー
다큐멘터리
dokumentárny film
dokumentarni film
dokumentärfilm
สารคดี
belgesel dökümanter
phim tài liệu

documentary

[ˌdɒkjʊˈmentərɪ]
A. ADJ → documental (Comm, Fin) → documentario
B. N (Cine, TV) → documental m
C. CPD documentary bill of exchange N → letra f de cambio documentaria
documentary evidence N → pruebas fpl documentales
documentary (letter of) credit N → crédito m documentario
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documentary

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

adj
(Film, TV) a documentary film → ein Dokumentarfilm m; in documentary form → in Form einer Dokumentation
n (Film, TV) → Dokumentarfilm m
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documentary

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

(ˈdokjumənt) noun
a written statement giving information, proof, evidence etc. She signed several legal documents relating to the sale of her house. dokumente, geskrifte وَثيقَه، مُسْتَنَد документ documento dokument das Dokument dokument έγγραφο documento dokument سند؛ مدرک asiakirja document מסמך लेख्यपत्र, दस्तावेज dokument, isprava okirat dokumen skjal; málskjal documento 文書 서류 dokumentas dokuments dokumen document dokument dokument سند documento document документ dokument, doklad, listina spis, listina dokument dokument, handling เอกสาร belge, döküman 文件 документ تحریری یا مطبوعہ دستاویز tài liệu 文件
ˌdocuˈmentary (-ˈmen-) adjective
of or found in documents. documentary evidence. dokumentêr, skriftelike bewyse وَثائِقي доказателствен documental písemný urkundlich dokumentarisk γραπτός, που βρίσκεται σε έγγραφα documental dokumentaalne مستند؛ موثق dokumentaarinen documentaire תִיעוּדִי डॉक्यूमेन्टरी dokumentira, zabilježen okmányszerű, hiteles tertulis skjalfestur documentario 文書の 문서의, 기록에 의한 dokumentinis dokumentāls dokementari documentair dokumentarisk udokumentowany مستند documental docu­mentar документальный písomný dokumentaren dokumentaran stödd på (ingående i) dokument ที่เกี่ยวกับเอกสาร belgesel 文件的 документальний دستاویزات یا محفوظ عینی شہادتوں پر مبنی thuộc tài liệu 文件的
noun – plural docuˈmentaries –
a film, programme etc giving information on a certain subject. a documentary on the political situation in Argentina. dokumentêre بَرْنامَج أو فيلم وَثائِقي документален филм documentário dokumentární film die Dokumentation dokumentarfilm; dokumentarudsendelse ντοκιμαντέρ documental dokumentaalfilm فیلم مستند dokumenttiohjelma documentaire סֶרֶט תְּעוּדָה dokumentarni film dokumentumfilm dokumenter heimildakvikmynd documentario 記録映画 다큐멘터리 dokumentinis filmas dokumentāla filma rencana documentaire dokumentarfilm/-program film dokumentalny فیلم مستند documentário documentar документальный фильм dokumentárny film dokumentarni film dokumentarac dokumentär ภาพยนตร์สารคดี belgesel, dökümanter 紀錄片 документальний фільм حقیقی ، واقعاتی ریکارڈ یا رپورٹ phim tài liệu 纪录影片
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documentary

→ فِيلْمٌ وَثائِقِيّ dokumentární film dokumentarprogram Dokumentarfilm ντοκιμαντέρ documental dokumentti documentaire dokumentarac documentario ドキュメンタリー 다큐멘터리 documentaire dokumentarfilm film dokumentalny documentário документальная программа dokumentärfilm สารคดี belgesel phim tài liệu 纪录片
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'I think your father will admit it to be documentary proof of what I tell him.
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