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documentary

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɒkjuˈmɛntəri/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌdɑkjəˈmɛntəri, -tri/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dok′yə men′tə rē, -trē)


Inflections of 'documentary' (n): npl: documentaries

Collocations for "documentary"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "documentary" in context.

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documentary

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. watch a [nature, television] documentary
  2. a [two, three] -part documentary
  3. a documentary [about, on]
  4. the documentary [talks about, shows, describes, reveals, follows, explores]
  5. [make, produce, film] a documentary
  6. a [fantastic, revealing, boring, dry] documentary
  7. the movie is part documentary
  8. my favorite documentary
  9. love (watching) documentaries
  10. in his new documentary about
  11. the making of the documentary
  12. the narrator of the documentary
adj
  1. documentary evidence proving...
  2. based on documentary evidence
  3. need more documentary evidence
  4. documentary proof of
  5. (need to) provide documentary proof
  6. is a documentary film maker
  7. documentary films
  8. a documentary film festival
  9. taken from documentary footage
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'documentary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
capture - cover - film - screen - shoot - view - evidence - subject - material - nature - behind - contribution - edit - alien - fascinating - intriguing - excite - mummy - haunting

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