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documentary
/ˌdɑ.kjəˈmɛn.tə.ɹi/
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What does documentary mean?
adjective
- Of, related to, or based on documents.
- Which serves to document (record or illustrate) a subject.
- Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.
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noun
- A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.
- Such works collectively, as a genre.
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IPA pronunciation
/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.
His statement was simply that he held in his hand documentary proofs that Prof. See never made such a declaration.
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They are beautiful and authentic, even if they are what post-impressionists call "documentary."
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.
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.