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Noun: documentary  ,dó-kyu'men-tu-ree
  1. A film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
    - docudrama, documentary film, infotainment
Adjective: documentary  ,dó-kyu'men-tu-ree
  1. (of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
     
  2. Relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
    - documental

Derived forms: documentaries

See also: existent, real

Type of: film, flick [informal], motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic [informal], picture, picture show, television program, television show, TV program, TV show

Encyclopedia: Documentary