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document

[ noun dok-yuh-muhnt; verb dok-yuh-ment ]

noun

  1. a written or printed paper furnishing information or evidence, as a passport, deed, bill of sale, or bill of lading; a legal or official paper:

    You'll need documents from your employers and your bank to prepare your income tax return.

  2. any written item, as a book, article, or letter, especially of a factual or informative nature:

    The leaked document proves that the management team knew about the safety issues before the product launch.

  3. Digital Technology. a computer data file, especially one with formatted text:

    Luckily, I saved my document right before the power went out.

  4. Archaic. evidence; proof.


verb (used with object)

  1. to furnish with documents.
  2. to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made:

    a carefully documented biography.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. to support by documentary evidence:

    to document a case.

  4. Nautical. to provide (a vessel) with a certificate giving particulars concerning nationality, ownership, tonnage, dimensions, etc.
  5. Obsolete. to instruct.

document

noun

  1. a piece of paper, booklet, etc, providing information, esp of an official or legal nature
  2. a piece of text or text and graphics stored in a computer as a file for manipulation by document processing software
  3. archaic.
    evidence; proof
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to record or report in detail, as in the press, on television, etc

    the trial was well documented by the media

  2. to support (statements in a book) with citations, references, etc
  3. to support (a claim, etc) with evidence or proof
  4. to furnish (a vessel) with official documents specifying its ownership, registration, weight, dimensions, and function
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • dz··Գ·· [dok, -y, uh, -men-t, uh, -b, uh, l, dok-y, uh, -, men, -], adjective
  • dzu·Գe noun
  • ԴDz·dzu·Գe adjective noun
  • ·dzu·Գ verb (used with object)
  • ɱ-dzu·Գe adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of document1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin documentum “example (as precedent, warning, etc.),” from dz(ŧ) “to teach” + -u- (variant of -i- -i- before labials) + -mentum -ment
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of document1

C15: from Latin documentum a lesson, from dzŧ to teach
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Example Sentences

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This post too went viral in India, while the media wrote numerous stories documenting users' reactions to it.

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In court documents, prosecutors allege the 55-year-old mogul used drugs, violence and coercion to force women to participate in the freak-offs.

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The documents were disclosed after the BBC and other media outlets pushed for them to be released by the courts.

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The court document does not provide specifics about the new offences, but prosecutors allege that they stem from a grand jury investigation.

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It was the beginning of the end, as has been well documented.

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