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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō Ancient Greek διδάσκω (didáskō)sl. Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English documentarylike From documentary + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling a documentary.
The book is a collage of sorts, a series of short, documentarylike moments from August 1892 to Dec. 31, 1941.
2008 March 4, Charles Mcgrath, “A Debunker on the Road to World War II”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most documentarylike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more documentarylike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Relateds
mockumentary · docufiction · docudrama
Translations (2)
pl dokumentalny (resembling documentary) · fi dokumentinomainen (resembling documentary)