English Online Dictionary. What means document? What does document mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French document, from Latin documentum.
Pronunciation
- (noun)
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏ'kyo͝omənt, IPA(key): /ˈdɒkjʊmənt/
- (US) enPR: dä'kyo͝omənt, IPA(key): /ˈdɑkjʊmənt/
- (verb)
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏ'kyo͝omĕnt, IPA(key): /ˈdɒkjʊmɛnt/
- (US) enPR: dä'kyo͝omĕnt, IPA(key): /ˈdɑkjʊmɛnt/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dŏ'kyo͝omĕnt, IPA(key): /ˈdɒkjʊmɛnt/
Noun
document (plural documents)
- An original or official paper used 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 information is represented by writing.
- (computing) A file that contains text.
- (information science) An object conveying information by whatever means, capable of being indexed alongside other similar objects.
- (obsolete) That which is taught or authoritatively set forth; precept; instruction; dogma.
- (obsolete) An example for instruction or warning.
Hyponyms
- here document
- Web document
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
document (third-person singular simple present documents, present participle documenting, simple past and past participle documented)
- To record in documents.
- To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish facts or give information.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- document on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “document”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- Democunt
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin documentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [du.kuˈmen]
- IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [do.kuˈment]
Noun
document m (plural documents)
- document
Related terms
- documentar
Further reading
- “document” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “document”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “document” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “document” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French document, from Latin documentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdoː.kyˈmɛnt/
- Hyphenation: do‧cu‧ment
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Noun
document n (plural documenten, diminutive documentje n)
- document
- Synonym: bewijsstuk
Descendants
- Afrikaans: dokument
- → Indonesian: dokumen
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin documentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔ.ky.mɑ̃/
- Rhymes: -ɑ̃
- Homophone: documents
Noun
document m (plural documents)
- document
- (computing) file
Derived terms
- documenter
Descendants
- → Romanian: document
- → Turkish: doküman
Further reading
- “document”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian
Pronunciation
Noun
document m
- document
Related terms
- documentâ
Further reading
- https://arlef.it/grant-dizionari-bilenghe-talian-furlan/?word=documento&trad=ttf
Lombard
Pronunciation
- (Milanese) IPA(key): /dokyˈmẽːt/
Noun
document m
- document
Related terms
- documentà
Occitan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin documentum. Attested from the 13th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /duˈkymen/
Noun
document m (plural documents)
- document
Related terms
- documentar
References
Piedmontese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin documentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dukyˈmɛŋt/
Noun
document m
- document
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French document, Italian documento, Latin documentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /do.kuˈment/
Noun
document n (plural documente)
- document
Declension
Further reading
- “document”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025