Definitions
(of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
Word origin
From French adjective and (hence) noun documentaire, from document, from Latin documentum. Equivalent to document + -ary.
Used in a sentence
“a documentary film”
“Just as there is a tradition of history painting, so there is one of history photographs — which of course are not documentary. They're posed as the world was supposed to be.”
“Fifteen documentaries are in sharp-elbowed competition to be among the five Oscar nominees.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Fact-based film”11 letters
02“Nonfiction film”11 letters
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