documental

Variant of document

document definition

docu·ment (däk′yo̵̅o̅ mənt, -yə-; for v., -ment′)

noun

  1. anything printed, written, etc. that contains information or is relied upon to record or prove something
  2. anything serving as proof

Etymology: ME & OFr < L documentum, lesson, example, proof < docere, to teach: see decent

transitive verb

  1. to provide with a document or documents
  2. to provide (a book, pamphlet, etc.) with documents or supporting references
  3. to prove, as by reference to documents
  4. to gather and report the details of; cover or chronicle

Related Forms:

  • documental doc′u·men′·tal (-ment′'l) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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