minidocumentary

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noun

A short documentary.

OriginEnglish documentary ← French documentaire ← Latin documentum →
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Meanings

nounminidocumentary (plural minidocumentaries)

plural minidocumentaries

  1. A short documentary.

    One of the latest developments, he noted, was the use of video. Mr. Romney's campaign has enlisted an Emmy-winning producer to create minidocumentaries of Mr. Romney's appearances on the campaign trail, which are posted on Mitt TV on the campaign's Web site.

    2007 November 25, Julie Bosman, “When Campaigning Strays Off Script”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*deḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*doḱ-éye-ti
  10. Proto-Italic*dokejō
  11. Proto-Italic*dokeō
  12. Ancient Greekδιδάσκω (didáskō)
  13. Latindoceō
  14. Latindocumentum
  15. Frenchdocument
  16. Frenchdocumentaire
  17. Englishdocumentary
  18. Englishminidocumentary

From mini- + documentary.

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APA

minidocumentary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minidocumentary

MLA

“minidocumentary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minidocumentary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minidocumentary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minidocumentary.

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