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A documentary is defined as a film or television program that is educational and tells a true story.

(noun)

An example of a documentary is the An Inconvenient Truth, a movie about global warming.

The definition of documentary is a film or television program that shows a story or situation truthfully.

(adjective)

An example of something documentary is evidence that proves someone's alibi during the time of a murder; documentary evidence.

See documentary in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

consisting of, supported by, contained in, or serving as a document or documents
designating or of a film, TV program, etc. that dramatically shows or analyzes news events, social conditions, etc., with little or no fictionalization

noun pl. documentaries

a documentary film, TV show, etc.

See documentary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

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

noun pl. doc·u·men·ta·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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