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webumentary

webumentary noun: a Web-based documentary using elements specific to the Web (links, images, audio, video, interaction, etc.) in conjunction with standard documentary composition elements.

Noun

webumentary (plural webumentaries)

  1. A Web-based documentary using elements specific to the Web (links, images, audio, video, interaction, etc.) in conjunction with standard documentary composition elements.
    • This web site also offers a 'webumentary' analysis of the thousands of pages of internal Brown & Williamson Corporation documents which were posted on the internet in 1995 and reveal three decades of tobacco industry secrets.1996, “Inside the Tobacco Deal”, Links & Further Readings, FRONTLINE online, Public Broadcasting Service
    • The World's Widest Web, 50-feet wide, takes Web surfers on a "Webumentary" visit to one of Los Angeles' most famous tourist attractions, Venice Beach, all showcasing the digital imaging power of the PowerShot 600.1996 November 18, “Canon goes on-air and on-line to raise consumer awareness for its award-winning PowerShot 600 digital camera”, Business Wire, Business Wire Newswire

Examples of webumentary in a sentence

  • Your webumentary should be an essay or a journal entry (500 words or less) with photos and images that help tell your story.1997 September 16, Corey Beckner, “Teen Search for Feature Writers!”, in school.teachers (Usenet):
  • There's a big webumentary on the making of at www.starwars.com, including interviews with the guy and some video of some training sequences.1999 May 22, K. Kalani Patterson, “Opinions, anyone?”, in alt.fairs.renaissance (Usenet):

Forms of webumentary

pluralwebumentaries

Origin of webumentary

Blend of Web + documentary.

Questions about webumentary

What does webumentary mean?
Webumentary means a Web-based documentary using elements specific to the Web (links, images, audio, video, interaction, etc.) in conjunction with standard documentary composition elements.
How do you use webumentary in a sentence?
Your webumentary should be an essay or a journal entry (500 words or less) with photos and images that help tell your story.
What part of speech is webumentary?
Webumentary is a noun.
What is the plural of webumentary?
The plural of webumentary is webumentaries.

Words near webumentary in the dictionary

  1. webtop
  2. webtops
  3. WebTVer
  4. WebTVers
  5. webumentaries
  6. webumentary
  7. webutation
  8. webutations
  9. webvertising
  10. WebVTT
  11. webware

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