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semidocumentary

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

of such a drama

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

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

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *doḱ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *dokejō Proto-Italic *dokeō 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 English semidocumentary From semi- + documentary.