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documentary

do·cu·men·tary

UK/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ US/ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/ fairly common

noun

1.

a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event

adjective

1.

relating to or consisting of or derived from documents

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Origin

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

Phrases

  • cinéma vérité
  • documentary hypothesis
  • drama documentary
  • false documentary
  • fictional documentary

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