document
[ noun dok-yuh-muhnt; verb dok-yuh-ment ]
/ noun ˈdɒk yə mənt; verb ˈdɒk yəˌmɛnt /
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document
noun (ˈdɒkjʊmənt)
a piece of paper, booklet, etc, providing information, esp of an official or legal nature
a piece of text or text and graphics stored in a computer as a file for manipulation by document processing software
archaic evidence; proof
verb (ˈdɒkjʊˌmɛnt) (tr)
Word Origin for document
C15: from Latin documentum a lesson, from docēre to teach
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