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semidocumentary

semidocumentary noun: a drama (film, book or TV) that presents a fictional story incorporating many factual details or actual events.

Noun

semidocumentary (plural semidocumentaries)

  1. a drama (film, book or TV) that presents a fictional story incorporating many factual details or actual events

Adjective

semidocumentary (comparative more semidocumentary, superlative most semidocumentary)

  1. of such a drama

Forms of semidocumentary

Noun
pluralsemidocumentaries
Adjective
comparativemore semidocumentary
superlativemost semidocumentary

Origin of semidocumentary

From semi- + documentary.

Questions about semidocumentary

What does semidocumentary mean?
Semidocumentary means a drama (film, book or TV) that presents a fictional story incorporating many factual details or actual events.
What part of speech is semidocumentary?
Semidocumentary can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of semidocumentary?
The plural of semidocumentary is semidocumentaries.

Words near semidocumentary in the dictionary

  1. semidiurnal
  2. semidiurnally
  3. semidivided
  4. semidivine
  5. semidocumentaries
  6. semidocumentary
  7. semidome
  8. semidomed
  9. semidomes
  10. semidomestic
  11. semidomesticated

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