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Meanings of documentary in English

Relating to or consisting of or derived from documents.

documentalwritingwritten material
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piece of writing

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

objective
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representational

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

docudramadocumentary filminfotainment

Canadian documentary television channel.

the canadian documentary channeldocumentary channel
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organization
Usage of documentary in English
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Israeli history is presented in an usual way in a new documentary.
BBC
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Father asked whether he could change to a documentary he'd read about.
Almost dead: a novel
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OneTwoOneTwo: a new music documentary festival for Dublin taking place this month.
The Irish Times
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Last year a documentary was made of its work, Through the Fire.
The Guardian
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Along the way, documentary explores several reasons why the decline has occurred.
Reuters
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Connect: Earlier this week RTÉ re-screened a documentary titled Ireland's Lost Generation.
The Irish Times
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Tendulkar is currently promoting a documentary film called Sachin: A Billion Dreams.
The Guardian
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She says she hopes the documentary will allow people to seek help.
Radio NZ
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Here was Cuba is a fine documentary on the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The Irish Times
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They're the subject of a new 10-part documentary series by RNZ Music.
Radio NZ
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Additionally, Scorsese directed a Stones documentary set for release later this year.
Reuters
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The alt-right darling Lauren Southern is preparing a documentary on the issue.
The Guardian
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But, in recent years, the documentary competition has been almost as preposterous.
The Irish Times
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Earle is the subject of a new Netflix documentary titled 'Mission Blue'.
The Guardian
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EBONY.com: What is the story behind you becoming involved with this documentary?
Ebony
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Johanna Schwartz's music documentary opens with an explanatory text and French-language rap.
The Irish Times
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Documentary through the time
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Documentary across language varieties
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Australia
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