documentary
/ˌdɑkjəˈmɛntəri/
noun
- A film or television program that gives facts and information about a real subject.
- She prefers documentaries over fictional movies because she loves learning true stories.
- The documentary on climate change won several international awards.
- We watched a fascinating documentary about the migration of monarch butterflies.
adjective
- Relating to or consisting of documents or factual records.
- The museum displayed documentary evidence of the city's founding.
- His research relies on documentary sources such as letters and official reports.
- The lawyer presented documentary proof of the contract.
- Using or presenting facts and real events, rather than fiction (especially of a film or style).
- The show uses documentary footage from the 1960s.
- The director is known for her documentary style of filmmaking.
- He took a documentary approach to photographing street life in New York.
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