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doctrine of descent
nounC1
/ˈdɒktrɪn əv dɪˈsɛnt/The legal principle that determines how property, titles, or rights pass to heirs upon the death of the owner.
docu-soap
nounlow
/ˈdɒk.juːˌsəʊp/A television program that blends the style of a documentary with the dramatic, often personal, storylines of a soap opera.
docudrama
nounC1
/ˈdɒkjʊdrɑːmə/A television film based on real events, blending documentary style with dramatic reconstruction.
document
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/ˈdɒkjʊmənt/A piece of written, printed, or electronic material that provides information or evidence.
document reader
nounC1/C2
/ˈdɒkjʊmənt ˌriːdə/A person or device whose primary function is to read documents.
documentalist
nounRare
/ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛntəlɪst/A specialist in the management, organization, and retrieval of documents and information.
documentarian
nounC1
/ˌdɒkjʊmənˈtɛːrɪən/A person who makes documentary films or TV programmes.
documentary
adjectivenounB1
/ˌdɒkjʊˈmɛnt(ə)ri/A film, television, or radio programme that provides a factual report, investigation, or exploration of a real-life subject, event, or issue.
documentation
nounHigh
/ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/The collection or provision of documents that record or explain something, often used as evidence or reference material.
docuseries
nounHigh
/ˈdɒkjʊˌsɪəriːz/A television or streaming series that presents factual information about real events, people, or subjects, structured across multiple episodes.
docusoap
nounLow
/ˈdɒk.juːˌsəʊp/A television programme that presents a factual or documentary-style account of the lives of real people, but is structured and edited with the dramatic, episodic conventions of a soap opera.
docutainment
nounLow
/ˌdɒkjʊˈteɪnmənt/A television programme, film, or other media production that presents factual, educational, or documentary content in a highly entertaining and accessible manner.
dodd
nounLow
/dɒd/A rounded hill or summit, especially a bare one.
dodder
verbverb-intransitiveC1
/ˈdɒdə/to move or walk in a slow, unsteady way, typically due to old age or weakness.
doddie
nounLow (Specialist/Regional)
/ˈdɒdi/A person, animal (usually a horse, cow, or sheep) without horns; polled livestock.
doddle
nounLow
/ˈdɒd.əl/A very easy task or undertaking.
dodds
nounVery Low
/dɒdz/A plural noun referring to people with the surname Dodds.
doddy
nounVery Low / Obsolete / Dialectal
/ˈdɒdi/A small, weak, or insignificant person or thing; a child's term for a father or grandfather.
dodecagon
nounC2
/dəʊˈdɛkəɡ(ə)n/A polygon with twelve sides and twelve angles.
dodecahedron
nounLow
/ˌdəʊdɛkəˈhiːdrən/A three-dimensional geometric solid with twelve flat polygonal faces.

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