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Noun document has 4 senses
  1. document, written document, papers - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
    --1 is a kind of writing, written material, piece of writing
    --1 has parts: article, clause; preamble
    --1 has particulars:
     articles of incorporation; ballot; brevet; capitualtion; certificate, certification, credential, credentials; charter; commercial document, commercial instrument; confession; copyright, right of first publication; enclosure, inclosure; form; legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument; papyrus; patent, patent of invention; platform, political platform, political program, program; resignation; resolution, declaration, resolve; source; specification; voucher; report, study, written report
    Derived form: verb document2
  2. document - anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
    --2 is a kind of     representation
    --2 has particulars: letter, missive
  3. document - a written account of ownership or obligation
    --3 is a kind of     communication
    --3 has particulars:
     letter of credit; debt instrument, certificate of indebtedness; quittance; record
  4. text file, document - (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using 7-bit ASCII characters
    --4 is a kind of computer file
    --4 has particulars: web page; ASCII text file
,Verb document has 2 senses
  1. document - record in detail; "The parents documented every step of their child's development"
    --1 is one way to     record, enter, put down
    Derived forms: noun documentary1, noun documentation2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. document - support or supply with references; "Can you document your claims?"
    --2 is one way to     confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm
    Derived forms: noun document1, noun documentation1, noun documentation3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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