Main Entry:

¹doc·u·men·ta·ry

Pronunciation:

\-ˈmen-tə-rē, -ˈmen-trē\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1802

1: being or consisting of documents : contained or certified in writing <documentary evidence>2: of, relating to, or employing documentation in literature or art ; broadly : factual, objective <a documentary film of the war>

— doc·u·men·tar·i·ly \-mən-ˈter-ə-lē, -ˌmen-\ adverb