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

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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"

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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.

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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. 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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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. Christina Fontana:

   The thing that struck me so much about Christina’s story and case was the passion and the tenacity that her mom had for finding her - and she had active leads, she was out there with her husband following up on those leads. They felt like they were on their own. They are just so passionate about finding her. I got caught up in that passion and that’s why I shifted a lot of my focus from the original documentary into Christina’s story.

2. Eliana Lopez:

   This is not a documentary, this is a fictionalization of six of the hardest months of my life.

3. An ABC News spokesperson:

   The ABC News documentary explored the life, career and legacy of Michael Jackson, who remains of great interest to people worldwide, and did not infringe on his estate's rights.

4. Steve Stanulis:

   There’s no person that’s going to watch this film, whether they’re a fan of his or not a fan of his, that’s going to say, ‘ I do n’t like him anymore ’ or ‘ I ca n’t believe he’s done this, ’ everything we discuss in the documentary is stuff people kind of already know. And it’s done in a very entertaining way. It was 15 days with Kanye – that’s what it was.

5. Yvette Noel-Schure:

   The documentary footage was used with permission and licensed from the owner of the footage, they were given proper compensation. The footage was provided to us by the filmmaker's production company. The filmmaker is listed in the credits for additional photography direction. We are thankful that they granted us permission.

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