DOCUMENTARY


Meaning of DOCUMENTARY in English

I. -ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē 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 -mən-ˈter-ə-lē, -ˌmen- adverb

II. noun

( plural -ries )

Date: 1935

: a documentary presentation (as a film or novel)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.