doc|u|men|ta|ry

doc|u|men|ta|ry
doc|u|men|ta|ry «DOK yuh MEHN tuhr ee, -tree», adjective, noun, plural -ries.
–adj.
1. consisting of documents; in writing, print, or on film: »

The man's own letters were documentary evidence of his guilt.

2. presenting or recording factual information without fictionalizing but in an artistic fashion: »

a documentary film about the history of Boston.

–n.
a documentary book, motion picture, or radio or television program: »

... something of the immediacy of a documentary (New York Times).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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