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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
1
Israeli history is presented in an usual way in a new documentary.
BBC
2
Father asked whether he could change to a documentary he'd read about.
Almost dead: a novel
3
OneTwoOneTwo: a new music documentary festival for Dublin taking place this month.
The Irish Times
4
That does not include documentaries, reality competitions, late–night shows and musical specials.
Reuters
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Used as
Noun
Used in
New Zealand · Australia · Ireland
Most used in
2000
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