documentarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌdɒk.jəˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌdɑː.kjəˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/B1 a film or television or radio programme that gives facts and information about a subject:
The documentary took a fresh look at the life of Darwin.
They showed a documentary on animal communication.
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- We're compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.
- The documentary was made on location in the Gobi desert.
- The documentary presented us with a balanced view of the issue.
- The documentary went through all the graphic details of the operation in unsparing detail.
- The documentary was a misrepresentation of the truth and bore little resemblance to actual events.
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Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts
- action replay
- blooper
- breakfast television
- broadcast
- bulletin
- commentary
- filler
- fly on the wall idiom
- game show
- God slot
- headline
- pilot
- podcast
- programme
- repeat
- serial
- signature tune
- simulcast
- sitcom
- situation comedy
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documentaryadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌdɒk.jəˈmen.tər.i/us/ˌdɑː.kjəˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/in the form of documents:
Human rights campaigners have discovered documentary evidence of torture.
giving facts and information about a subject in the form of a film or television or radio programme:
Most of her movies have a documentary style.
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Proving and disproving
- actions speak louder than words idiom
- attest
- authenticate
- back sb up
- bear witness (to sth) idiom
- belie
- catch
- colour
- do justice to yourself idiom
- evidence
- explode
- explosion
- give the lie to sth idiom
- proof
- stick
- testament
- the acid test
- the burden of proof idiom
- undocumented
- unsubstantiated
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True, real, false, and unreal