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documentary
[dok-yuh-men-tuh-ree, -tree]
adjective
Also documental pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents.
a documentary history of France.
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
documentariesMovies, Television.a documentary film, radio or television program, etc.
documentary
/ ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ /
adjective
Also: documental.consisting of, derived from, or relating to documents
presenting factual material with little or no fictional additions
the book gives a documentary account of the war
noun
a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc, presenting the facts with little or no fiction
Other Word Forms
- documentarily adverb
- nondocumental adjective
- nondocumentary adjective
- predocumentary adjective
- semidocumentary adjective
- undocumentary adjective
- ˌdzˈԳٲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of documentary1
Example Sentences
Suddenly, we’re doing a documentary, or we’re doing a balm for what you wish government was like or what you vaguely remember it was like.
Politicians typically don’t mind campaign documentaries, because a race is a road show and the camera is a practice run for the performance part of the gig.
Towards the end of filming the documentary, Heston is keen to ask me about my own research into bipolar care in the UK.
The accomplished mother that photographer-writer Rachel Elizabeth Seed never knew is the star of her deeply affecting “A Photographic Memory,” one of last year’s best documentaries, finally making its way to Los Angeles theaters.
Prior to that, Howard directed and produced the Disney+ documentary “Pets,” which examines the relationship between people and their furry friends.
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