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- [noun dok-yuh-muh nt; verb dok-yuh-ment]
- /noun ˈdɒk yə mənt; verb ˈdɒk yəˌmɛnt/
- /ˈdɒkjumənt/
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- [noun dok-yuh-muh nt; verb dok-yuh-ment]
- /noun ˈdɒk yə mənt; verb ˈdɒk yəˌmɛnt/
Definitions of document word
- noun document 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. 1
- noun document any written item, as a book, article, or letter, especially of a factual or informative nature. 1
- noun document a computer data file. 1
- noun document Archaic. evidence; proof. 1
- verb with object document to furnish with documents. 1
- verb with object document to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made: a carefully documented biography. 1
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Origin of document
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin documentum example (as precedent, warning, etc.), equivalent to doc- (stem of docēre to teach) + -u- (variant of -i- -i- before labials) + -mentum -ment
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Parts of speech for Document
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
document popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for document
noun document
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- certificate — A certificate is an official document stating that particular facts are true.
- script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- record — to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote.
- paper — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
verb document
- detail — The details of something are its individual features or elements.
- chronicle — To chronicle a series of events means to write about them or show them in broadcasts in the order in which they happened.
- cite — If you cite something, you quote it or mention it, especially as an example or proof of what you are saying.
- note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- catalog — A catalog is a list of things such as the goods you can buy from a particular company, the objects in a museum, or the books in a library.
Antonyms for document
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