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nondocumentary

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non·​doc·​u·​men·​ta·​ry | \ ˌnän-ˌdä-kyə-ˈmen-tə-rē How to pronounce nondocumentary (audio) , -ˈmen-trē \

Definition of nondocumentary

1 : not being a documentary the director's first nondocumentary film
2 : not being, consisting of, or contained in documents nondocumentary evidence

Other Words from nondocumentary

nondocumentary noun, plural nondocumentaries
In 1947, for example, just six feature films—full length, nondocumentaries—were released in the U.S.S.R. … — Dwight Macdonald

First Known Use of nondocumentary

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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“Nondocumentary.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondocumentary. Accessed 7 December 2019.

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