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Webster 1913 Edition
Document
Doc′u-ment
,Verb.
T.
1.
To teach; to school.
[Obs.]
I am finely
documented
by my own daughter. Dryden.
2.
To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information;
as, a a ship should be
. documented
according to the directions of lawWebster 1828 Edition
Document
DOCUMENT
,Noun.
1.
Precept; instruction; direction.2.
Dogmatical precept; authoritative dogma.3.
More generally, in present usage, written instruction, evidence or proof; any official or authoritative paper containing instructions or proof, for information and the establishment of facts. Thus, the president laid before congress the report of the secretary, accompanied with all the documents.DOCUMENT
,Verb.
T.
1.
To furnish with documents; to furnish with instructions and proofs, or with papers necessary to establish facts. A ship should be documented according to the directions of law.2.
To teach; to instruct; to direct.Definition 2024
document
document
English
Noun
document (plural documents)
- An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support. Any material substance on which the thoughts of people are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
- Paley
- Saint Luke […] collected them from such documents and testimonies as he […] judged to be authentic.
- Paley
- (obsolete) That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
- I. Watts
- Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time.
- I. Watts
- (obsolete) An example for instruction or warning.
- Sir Walter Raleigh
- They were forthwith stoned to death, as a document to others.
- Sir Walter Raleigh
Hyponyms
- here document
- Web document
Derived terms
- document-style
- here-document
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
original or official paper
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References
Verb
document (third-person singular simple present documents, present participle documenting, simple past and past participle documented)
- To record in documents.
- He documented each step of the process as he did it, which was good when the investigation occurred.
- To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information.
- A ship should be documented according to the directions of law.
Translations
to record in documents
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Derived terms
References
- document in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
French
Etymology
From Latin documentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔkymɑ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophone: documents
Noun
document m (plural documents)