Definitions for documentary
ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tə ri, -tri; ˌdɒk yəˈmɛn tldoc·u·men·ta·ry

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. documentary, docudrama, documentary film, infotainmentadjective

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

2. documentary, documentaladjective

   relating to or consisting of or derived from documents

3. objective, documentaryadjective

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

   "objective art"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. documentarynoun

   A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

2. documentaryadjective

   of, related to, or based on documents.

3. documentaryadjective

   which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.

4. documentaryadjective

   presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.

5. Etymology: From adjective and (hence) noun documentaire, from document, from documentum.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. documentary

   A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception [that remains] a practice without clear boundaries".Early documentary films, originally called "actuality films", lasted one minute or less. Over time, documentaries have evolved to become longer in length, and to include more categories. Some examples are educational, observational and docufiction. Documentaries are very informative, and are often used within schools as a resource to teach various principles. Documentary filmmakers have a responsibility to be truthful to their vision of the world without intentionally misrepresenting a topic. Social-media platforms (such as YouTube) have provided an avenue for the growth of the documentary-film genre. These platforms have increased the distribution area and ease-of-accessibility.

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1. documentary

   A documentary is a type of film or television program that presents factual information about a particular subject, individual, event, or phenomenon. It is typically non-fiction and intends to inform, educate or maintain a historical record, often featuring interviews, reenactments, and narration. Documentaries may be used for investigative, educational, or public service purposes. They are constructed with a perspective towards reality and are often based on in-depth research.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Documentaryadjective

   pertaining to written evidence; contained or certified in writing

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1. Documentary

   Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record. A 'documentary film' was originally shot on film stock—the only medium available—but now includes video and digital productions that can be either direct-to-video, made as a television program or released for screening in cinemas. "Documentary" has been described as a "filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception" that is continually evolving and is without clear boundaries.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of documentary in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of documentary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of documentary in a Sentence

1. Alfred Hawkins:

   This, combined with the documentary evidence and sherds( yes' sherds' not' shards') of medieval glazed tile, resulted in the possibility that we had found the floor of Edward I's lost chapel which burnt down in 1513.

2. David Glass:

   The heat had been turned up and the court felt compelled to suspend Jamie since its hands were tied, all of the documentary info, all of the claims by Britney herself, added up to it not being in Britney’s interest to have her father involved — without any finding that Jamie did anything wrong.

3. Spike Lee:

   Because I still don’t … I mean, I got questions. And I hope that maybe the legacy of this documentary is that Congress holds a hearing, a congressional hearing about 9/11.

4. Valentin Balakhnichev:

   The federation believe the documentary was a provocation aimed at discrediting Russian sport, after watching the documentary we immediately began to doubt how authentic and believable the material they edited was. We see this film ... as a planned attempt to create an ugly scandal within Russian athletics and Russian sport in general.

5. Sally Hollingworth:

   We were originally hoping to find marine fossils, and finding something so significant instead has been a real thrill, even better than that is seeing it turn into a major archaeological excavation led by DigVentures, and a BBC documentary presented by David Attenborough. We couldn't be more pleased that something we've discovered will be learned from and enjoyed by so many people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=documentary
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Documentary
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documentary
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/documentary
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=documentary
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=documentary