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/ˈdɒk.jʊ.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A piece of written, printed, or electronic matter that provides information or evidence or that serves as an official record.
"Please sign the document at the bottom of the page."
- 1
To record something in written, photographic, or other form.
"The photographer traveled to the region to document the crisis."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'documentum' meaning 'example, proof, lesson', stemming from 'docere' meaning 'to teach'. In Middle English, it originally referred to a lesson, writing, or instruction before shifting to its modern meaning of a written or printed instrument conveying official information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Document" is said worldwide
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document
Transliteration: document
"Veuillez signer ce document."
Dokument
Transliteration: Dokument
"Bitte unterschreiben Sie dieses Dokument."
documento
Transliteration: documento
"Firma questo documento, per favore."
documento
Transliteration: documento
"Por favor, firme este documento."
documento
Transliteration: documento
"Por favor, assine este documento."
दस्तावेज़
Transliteration: dastavej
"कृपया इस दस्तावेज़ पर हस्ताक्षर करें।"
文件
Transliteration: wénjiàn
"请在这个文件上签字。"
문서
Transliteration: munseo
"이 문서에 서명해 주세요."
書類
Transliteration: shorui
"この書類に署名してください。"
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