docuseries

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UK/ˌdɒk.jʊˈsɪə.ɹiːz/US/ˌdɑ.kjəˈsɪɹ.iz/

noun

A documentary, or a collection of documentaries, presented as a series.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

noundocuseries (plural docuseries)
  1. A documentary, or a collection of documentaries, presented as a series.

    The stars also worked on a Disney+ docuseries chronicling the purchase and stewardship of the club, who currently play in the National League, which was being filmed when the King and Queen Consort visited.

    2022 December 9, “Wrexham: King and Queen Consort meet Hollywood royalty”, in BBC News

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
  3. Proto-Italic*dokejō
  4. Proto-Italic*dokeō
  5. Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
  6. Latindoceō
  7. Latindocumentum
  8. Frenchdocument
  9. Frenchdocumentaire
  10. Englishdocumentary
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*séreti
  13. Proto-Italic*serō
  14. Latinserō
  15. Latinseriēs
  16. Englishseries
  17. Englishdocuseries

Blend of documentary + series.

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Translations

Catalan docusèrie
  • docusèriea documentary presented as a series
French docusérie, docu-série
  • docusériea documentary presented as a series
  • docu-sériea documentary presented as a series
German Doku-Serie
  • Doku-Seriea documentary presented as a series
Portuguese docusérie, docu-série
  • docusériea documentary presented as a series
  • docu-sériea documentary presented as a series
Spanish docuserie
  • docuseriea documentary presented as a series
Cite this entry
APA

docuseries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docuseries

MLA

“docuseries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docuseries. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “docuseries,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/docuseries.

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