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doc·u·men·ta·ry I. \|däkyə|mentər]ē, ]i also | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|men.tr] or ˈdäkyəmən.ˌter]\ adjective Etymology: document (I) + -ary 1. : being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing < documentary evidence > 2. : of, relating to, or employing documentation in literature or art < documentary annotations > < a careful documentary writer > broadly : having or claiming the objective quality, authority, or force of documentation in the representation of a scene, place, or condition of life or of a social or political problem or cause : factual, objective, representational — used of works of literature, the theater, art, photography, radio and TV programs II. noun (-es) : a documentary presentation (as a film or novel) |