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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 Word 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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Word 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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Word 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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Our analysis found only about half of these itemised savings had a link to a document or other form of evidence.

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With the 10th City Nature Challenge — a four-day “bioblitz” competition to document urban animals and plants — beginning this week, now seems the perfect time to celebrate our friendly neighborhood fence lizard.

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"Unlike in the past, India will now not be required to share its project documents with Pakistan," said Mr Thakkar.

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In May 1999, Sir Tony Blair received an update from the Treasury, in a document warning that discussions with ICL over the terms of a deal "have foundered".

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