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   Doc·u·men·ta·ry

   /ˌdäkyəˈment(ə)rē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. consisting of official pieces of written, printed, or other matter: "his book is based on documentary sources" Similar recordeddocumentedregisteredwrittenchronicledarchivedarchiveon recordin writingon papertabulatedcharted
   • ▪ (of a movie, a television or radio program, or photography) using pictures or interviews with people involved in real events to provide a factual record or report: "he has directed documentary shorts and feature films" Similar factualnonfictionalreal-lifetrue to lifefact-basedOpposite fictional

   noun

   • 1. a movie or a television or radio program that provides a factual record or report.

   Word Origin early 19th century: from document + -ary1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. documentarily adverb

   Scrabble Points: 19

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