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semidocumentary definition

semi·docu·men·tary (-däk′yo̵̅o̅ ment′ə rē)

noun

a film in which the technical style of a documentary is applied to a fictional subject, or, sometimes, to the dramatization of the story of a real person or situation, so as to add authenticity and realism

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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