document

[doc·u·ment]

A document is a piece of paper that contains official information. Don't you wish you had a document saying that the bank owed you $5 million?

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That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

Noun
anything serving as a representation of a person''s thinking by means of symbolic marks

Noun
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

Noun
(computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters

Noun
a written account of ownership or obligation

Verb
support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"

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Verb
record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child''s development"


n.
That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

n.
An example for instruction or warning.

n.
An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.

v. t.
To teach; to school.

v. t.
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 law.


Document

Doc"u*ment , n. [LL. documentum, fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See Docile.] 1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.]
Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap or multitude of documents or ideas at one time.
2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.]
They were forth with stoned to death, as a document to others.
3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol.
Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic.

Document

Doc"u*ment, v. t. 1. To teach; to school. [Obs.]
I am finely documented by my own daughter.
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 law.

That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.

To teach; to school.

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Usage Examples

I think, if you put a camera in anyone's life and document it daily from the age of 21 to 27, there are going to be things that aren't always pretty.

Today's Constitution is a realistic document of freedom only because of several corrective amendments. Those amendments speak to a sense of decency and fairness that I and other Blacks cherish.

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Other Usage Examples

We have a tremendous lack of knowledge of how far we have gotten away from the Constitution of the United States. Democrats and Republicans alike have taken us away from the original intent. You see, I believe in this document as our founding fathers intended it.

Mr. Speaker, the fact of the matter is that the Ten Commandments are a historical document that contains moral, ethical, and legal truisms that any person of any religion or even an atheist can recognize and appreciate.

The result is - document destruction - we're really not going to be able to prove beyond a truth the negatives and some of the positive conclusions that we're going to come to. There will be always unresolved ambiguity here.

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