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video vérité

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[ver-i-tay, vay-ree-tay] / ˌvɛr ɪˈteɪ, veɪ riˈteɪ /

noun

Television.

  1. a technique, derived from cinéma vérité, in which people in real life are portrayed as they actually are without rehearsal.

Etymology

Origin of video vérité

First recorded in 1965–70; see origin at cinéma vérité

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