Meaning of DOCUMENTARY
| Pronunciation: | | `dâkyu'menturee
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- [n] a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
- [adj] relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
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| | Synonyms: | | docudrama, documental, documentary film, infotainment |
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| | See Also: | | film, flick, motion picture, movie, moving picture, pic, picture, picture show | |
| Products Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Documentary
Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climate. He examines as well the latest filmaking technology and the effects that video cassettes and cable television are having on the production of documentaries. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Doc`u*men"ta*ry\, a.
Pertaining to written evidence; contained or certified in
writing. ``Documentary evidence.'' --Macaulay.
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