"pseudodocumentary" meaning in English

See pseudodocumentary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudodocumentary.wav [US] Forms: pseudodocumentaries [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. Proto-Italic *dokeō Latin doceō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Latin documentumbor. French document Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusder. French -aire French documentairebor. English documentary English pseudodocumentary From pseudo- + documentary. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|pseudo-|documentary|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψεύδω (pseúdō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ής (-ḗs) Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)der. Middle English pseudo- English pseudo- Proto-Indo-European *deḱ-der. 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  1. A film that mimics the style of a documentary but is not actually produced by filming real events Related terms: mockumentary

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          "ref": "1988 May 20, Lawrence Bommer, “Cardiff Giant's Comedy Sideshow”, in Chicago Reader:",
          "text": "A sort of pseudodocumentary, \"Kaleidoscope\" takes a generic event--here, \"Sally gets a second cat\"--and describes it through rapid-fire testimony from \"witnesses\" (their roles are given them by the audience)--Sally, the second cat, a neighbor's dog, etc.",
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          "ref": "2008 October 5, Dennis Lim, “Young and Out to Redefine What’s Real”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "In 2004, while he was a film student at New York University, he made a pair of shorts — both called “Buy It Now,” one narrative, the other pseudodocumentary — about a 15-year-old girl who sells her virginity on eBay. Mr. Campos posted an actual auction on the site, eliciting nearly 4,000 responses that bid the price up to $2,000 before the ad was removed.",
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