document

Pronunciation: /ˈdɑkjʊmənt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
  2. noun anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
  3. noun a written account of ownership or obligation

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French document, from Latin documentum.

In classic literature

Synonyms

written document, papers

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
writing
Narrower (hyponyms)
capitulation, report, specification, papyrus, platform, legal document

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