nondocumentary

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adjective

Not a documentary, or not documentary in nature

OriginEnglish documentary ← French documentaire →
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Meanings

adjectivenondocumentary (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebroadcastingNot a documentary, or not documentary in nature

    The director James Cameron on the set of "Avatar," a 3-D space adventure and his first nondocumentary film since "Titanic."

    2009 January 12, Brooks Barnes, “Hollywood Finds Headaches in Its Big Bet on 3-D”, in New York Times
nounnondocumentary (plural nondocumentaries)

plural nondocumentaries

  1. A film or programme that is not a documentary.

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Frenchdocumentaire
  3. Englishdocumentary
  4. Englishnondocumentary

From non- + documentary.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

nondocumentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondocumentary

MLA

“nondocumentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondocumentary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nondocumentary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondocumentary.

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