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/ˈdɒkjʊmənts/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Written or printed materials that provide information or evidence.
"The lawyer reviewed all the documents before the trial." - 2
A file or collection of files that contain data or information.
"She saved the project documents to her computer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'documents' originates from the Latin 'documentum', meaning 'a lesson or proof', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted from a general sense of teaching or evidence to specifically refer to written or printed materials that provide information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Documents" is said worldwide
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documents
Transliteration: doky-mã
"L'avocat a examiné tous les documents avant le procès."
Dokumente
Transliteration: Dokumen-te
"Der Anwalt hat alle Dokumente vor dem Prozess überprüft."
documenti
Transliteration: do-ku-men-ti
"L'avvocato ha esaminato tutti i documenti prima del processo."
documentos
Transliteration: do-ku-men-tos
"El abogado revisó todos los documentos antes del juicio."
documentos
Transliteration: do-ku-men-tus
"O advogado revisou todos os documentos antes do julgamento."
दस्तावेज़
Transliteration: dastavez
"वकील ने मुकदमे से पहले सभी दस्तावेज़ों की समीक्षा की।"
文件
Transliteration: wénjiàn
"律师在审判前审查了所有文件。"
문서
Transliteration: munseo
"변호사는 재판 전에 모든 문서를 검토했습니다."
文書
Transliteration: bunsho
"弁護士は裁判の前にすべての文書を確認しました。"
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