noun

document

document, paper, file

Please sign this important document.

Please sign this important document.

She saved the document on her computer.

She saved the document on her computer.

a document ((about/on sth.)) a document about the new policy

Synonyms: paper, file, record, report

From Latin 'docere' (to teach), where 'documentum' meant 'proof, lesson'.

Think of the root 'doc-' as in 'doctor' or 'docile', related to teaching or knowledge. A document teaches you something. It's also a verb: 'to document'.

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