DOCUMENTARY


Meaning of DOCUMENTARY in English

— documentarily , adv.

/dok'yeuh men"teuh ree, -tree/ , adj., n., pl. documentaries .

adj.

1. Also, documental /dok'yeuh men"tl/ . pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.

2. Motion Pictures , 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.

n.

3. Motion Pictures , Television. a documentary film, radio or television program, etc.

[ 1795-1805; DOCUMENT + -ARY ]

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