documentary
Also doc·u·men·tal [dok-yuh-men-tl]. /ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tl/. pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
Movies, Television. based on or re-creating an actual event, era, life story, etc., that purports to be factually accurate and contains no fictional elements: a documentary life of Gandhi.
Movies, Television. a documentary film, radio or television program, etc.
Origin of documentary
1Other words from documentary
- doc·u·men·tar·i·ly, adverb
- non·doc·u·men·tal, adjective
- non·doc·u·men·ta·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·doc·u·men·ta·ries.
- pre·doc·u·men·ta·ry, adjective
- sem·i·doc·u·men·ta·ry, adjective, noun, plural sem·i·doc·u·men·ta·ries.
- un·doc·u·men·ta·ry, adjective
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How to use documentary in a sentence
The couple, also known as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will produce an array of works including scripted and documentary series, documentary films, scripted features and children’s programming, the company said in an emailed statement Wednesday.
Prince Harry and Meghan have signed a wide-ranging Netflix production deal | radmarya | September 2, 2020 | FortuneIn 2016, Anat Zalmanson-Kuznetsov, the daughter of Edward Kutznetsov and Sylva Zalmanson, the only woman charged in the hijacking, directed Operation Wedding, a documentary about the event.
Among the projects in the works is a feature-length documentary that will not feature Shopify’s brand nor any merchants that use its e-commerce platform, North said.
A typical week might include doing a research roundup for our Monday show, helping book a guest for a Thursday show and pulling archival audio for a long-term documentary project.
We’re Looking For A Temporary Producer For Our Politics Podcast | Galen Druke | August 5, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightI read A Brief History of Time, and I saw some documentaries about Hawking.
The documentary also follows the fortunes of Consuelo Yznaga, later Duchess of Manchester.
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain | Tim Teeman | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe claim is one of a series of allegations made in a controversial documentary that the BBC has now pulled.
Pulled Documentary Says William Felt ‘Used’ by Charles’ Push for Camilla | Tom Sykes | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis came across in the Showtime Omit the Logic documentary—in which you were a commentator—and it comes across here.
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America | David Yaffe, Scott Saul | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was looking to make a documentary, I wanted to change my career, and I knew right away this was it.
She also captured the entire episode in her riveting, award-worthy documentary Citizenfour, which is in theaters now.
There is no documentary evidence to fix the exact date, but it is generally assumed to have been 907.
Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey | Thomas PerkinsThe first documentary evidence of the existence of the merchant gild appears in 1242.
To do this has rendered my history, to a large extent, documentary, instead of being a mere popular narrative.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2 | Egerton RyersonBriefly it would be necessary for him to go to London, to secure documentary evidence.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. Sinclair"My husband is coming from London," she asserted, searching in her reticule for documentary evidence.
British Dictionary definitions for documentary
/ (ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntərɪ, -trɪ) /
Also: documental consisting of, derived from, or relating to documents
presenting factual material with little or no fictional additions: the book gives a documentary account of the war
a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc, presenting the facts with little or no fiction
Derived forms of documentary
- documentarily, adverb
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