Meanings
nounphotodocumentary (plural photodocumentaries)
plural photodocumentaries
- A collection of photographs serving as a documentary.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
- Proto-Italic*dokejō
- Proto-Italic*dokeō
- Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
- Latindoceō
- Latindocumentum
- Frenchdocument
- Frenchdocumentaire
- Englishdocumentary
- Englishphotodocumentary
From photo- + documentary.
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APA
photodocumentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodocumentary
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“photodocumentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodocumentary. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodocumentary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodocumentary.
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