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September 19, 2020 Word of the Day

document /ˈdɑːkjəmənt/ noun
document
/ˈdɑːkjəmənt/
noun

plural documents

The woman is signing the document to make it legal.
The woman is signing the document to make it legal.
Definition of DOCUMENT

[count]

1 : an official paper that gives information about something or that is used as proof of something

  • It is important to keep all of your financial documents in a safe place.

  • legal/official/historical documents

  • An important classified document has been leaked to the media.

2 : a computer file that contains text that you have written

  • creating a new document on your computer

  • I lost the document when the hard drive crashed.

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