documentary

adj.

1. Consisting of, concerning, or based on documents.
2. Presenting facts objectively without editorializing or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film.

n., pl., -ries.
A work, such as a film or television program, presenting political, social, or historical subject matter in a factual and informative manner and often consisting of actual news films or interviews accompanied by narration.

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Factual broadcast presentation of some authentic story, event, or situation, in contrast to a fictional account. A documentary is not usually presented for its entertainment value alone. It is supported by fact, and, as a rule, has a purpose or a theme, as well as a statement to make. Generally, documentaries take a journalistic approach to the material presented.

adj

Definition: factual
Antonyms: fictional

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IN BRIEF: Presenting factual events.

The class put together a documentary about the history of their town.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dokument-, dokumentar-, dokumentarisk
n. - dokumentardrama, dokumentarfilm

Nederlands (Dutch)
documentaire, documentair

Français (French)
adj. - documentaire, par écrit
n. - (Cin, TV) documentaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Dokumentarfilm
adj. - dokumentarisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (κινηματογραφικό) ντοκιμαντέρ
adj. - έγγραφος, τεκμηριωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
documentario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - documentário (m)
adj. - documental

Русский (Russian)
документальный фильм

Español (Spanish)
adj. - documental
n. - documental

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - reportage (TV, radio)
adj. - dokumentarisk, reportage-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
文件的, 记录片

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 文件的
n. - 記錄片

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 서류의, 사실을 기록한
n. - 기록 영화

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 記録番組, ドキュメンタリー
adj. - 文書の, 事実を記録した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) فيلم أو برنامج إذاعي أو تلفزيوني يعرض حقائق عن شئ (صفه) وثائقي, ذو علاقه بالوثائق أو مؤلف منها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תיעודי, מסמכי, תעודתי‬
n. - ‮סרט תיעודי‬

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