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documentary

/ˌdɑ.kjəˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/

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What does documentary mean?

adjective

  1. Of, related to, or based on documents.
  2. Which serves to document (record or illustrate) a subject.
  3. Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
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noun

  1. A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
  2. Such works collectively, as a genre.

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/ˌdɑ.kjəˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/

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At present we are just as tired of documentary literature as we are disgusted with brutal literature.
René DoumicGeorge Sand: Some Aspects of Her Life and WritingsTranslated by Alys HallardProject Gutenberg ebook #138
His statement was simply that he held in his hand documentary proofs that Prof. See never made such a declaration.
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505
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They are beautiful and authentic, even if they are what post-impressionists call "documentary."
J. Frank (James Frank) DobieGuide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few ObservationsProject Gutenberg ebook #314
From documentary evidence Mr. Bandelier has shown that while Cholula was certainly a populous Indian pueblo, it is a misnomer to call it a city.
Emory Adams AllenThe Prehistoric World; Or, Vanished RacesProject Gutenberg ebook #2873
He stuck it into the frame of his mirror and eyed it with some complacency; it seemed an agreeable emblem of triumph, documentary evidence that his prize was gained.
Henry JamesThe AmericanProject Gutenberg ebook #177