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documentary vs motion picture

motion picture vs documentary

documentary and motion picture both are nouns.

documentary is an adjective but motion picture is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
documentary Yes Yes No No
motion picture Yes No No No
As nouns, motion picture is a hypernym of documentary; that is, motion picture is a word with a broader meaning than documentary:
  • documentary: a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
  • motion picture: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
documentary (noun) motion picture (noun)
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
documentary (adjective) motion picture (adjective)
relating to or consisting of or derived from documents
(of film, television, radio, or photography) depicting a real-life event using images or interviews with people involved in the event
Difference between documentary and motion picture

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