American English
/ˌdɑk.jəˈmɛ.nɚ.i/
5 syllables · Stress the third syllable.
A film or television program that gives facts about real people, events, or places.
“Documentary” is usually pronounced /ˌdɑk.jəˈmɛn.tɚ.i/, but you may also hear /ˌdɑk.jəˈmɛ.nɚ.i/ with the middle /t/ left out, especially in natural speech.
A film or television program that gives facts about real people, events, or places.
We watched a documentary about the ocean.
This documentary tells the story of a famous musician.
watch a documentary · nature documentary · historical documentary · documentary series
watch a documentary about + person, event, or topic
a documentary on + topic
Based on real people, events, or information, and made to show or explain them rather than invent a story.
She prefers documentary films to action movies.
The director uses a documentary style in the film.
documentary film · documentary style · documentary program
a documentary film about + topic
a documentary program on + topic
Written or recorded in documents and used to show that something is true.
The lawyer presented documentary evidence of the payment.
There is no documentary proof that the agreement existed.
documentary evidence · documentary proof
documentary evidence of + fact
documentary proof of + fact