- pertaining to, consisting of, or derived from documents: a documentary history of France.
- based on or re-creating an actual event, era, life story, etc., that purports to be factually accurate and contains no fictional elements: a documentary life of Gandhi.
- a documentary film, radio or television program, etc.
- consisting of, derived from, or relating to documents
- presenting factual material with little or no fictional additions
- a factual film or television programme about an event, person, etc, presenting the facts with little or no fiction
