"semidocumentary" meaning in English

See semidocumentary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more semidocumentary [comparative], most semidocumentary [superlative]
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  1. of such a drama
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Noun

Forms: semidocumentaries [plural]
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  1. a drama (film, book or TV) that presents a fictional story incorporating many factual details or actual events
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Download raw JSONL data for semidocumentary meaning in English (12.2kB)

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