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Documentary

see synonyms of documentary

Noun

1. docudrama, documentary, documentary film, infotainment

a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event

Adjective

2. documental, documentary

relating to or consisting of or derived from documents

3. documentary, objective

emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation

Example Sentences:
'objective art'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Documentary

see synonyms of documentary
adjective
1. Also: documental
consisting of, derived from, or relating to documents
2. 
presenting factual material with little or no fictional additions
the book gives a documentary account of the war
noun plural -ries
3. 
a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc, presenting the facts with little or no fiction

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Documentary

see synonyms of documentary
adjective
1. 
consisting of, supported by, contained in, or serving as a document or documents
2. 
designating or of a film, TV program, etc. that dramatically shows or analyzes news events, social conditions, etc., with little or no fictionalization
nounWord forms: plural ˌdocuˈmentaries
3. 
a documentary film, TV show, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Documentary

see synonyms of documentary
adj.
1. Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
2. Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.
n. pl. doc·u·men·ta·ries
A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narration.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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