antidocumentary

antidocumentary

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts
Proto-Indo-European *-i
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider.
Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.
English anti-
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 antidocumentary

    From anti- + documentary.

    Noun

    antidocumentary (plural antidocumentaries)

    1. (film) A documentary made in opposition to the normal standards of a documentary
      • 1999 March 12, Lisa Alspector, “Me and My Brother”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
        Written by Sam Shepard and director-cinematographer Robert Frank, this 1968 antidocumentary emphasizes the relationship between Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky, and Peter's brother Julius […] .

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