n.
Pronunciation: - ' men-t ə -r ē , - ' men-tr ē
Function: adjective
Date: 1802
1 : being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing < documentary evidence>
2 : of, relating to, or employing documentation in literature or art broadly : FACTUAL , OBJECTIVE <a documentary film of the war>
– doc · u · men · tar · i · ly \ -m ə n- ' ter- ə -l ē , - ˌ men- \ adverb