documentary

From French adjective and (hence) noun documentaire, from document, from Latin documentum.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdɒk.jəˈmɛn.tɹi/, /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdɑː.kjəˈmɛn.tɚ.i/, /ˌdɑː.kjʊˈmɛn.tɚ.i/

documentary (not comparable)

1. Of, related to, or based on documents.
2. Which serves to document (record and:or illustrate) a subject.
3. (of a film, book etc) Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.

documentary (plural documentaries)

1. A film, TV program, publication etc. which presents a social, political, scientific or historical subject in a factual or informative manner.

• fiction

• docudrama

• countrymade