minifestival

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noun

A small festival, especially a small-scale exhibition of theatrical or film works

OriginEnglish festival ← Italian miniatura ← Latin minium →
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Meanings

nounminifestival (plural minifestivals)

plural minifestivals · alternative mini-festival

  1. A small festival, especially a small-scale exhibition of theatrical or film works

    I saw it over the weekend at the Sheffield Play House, during what was described, less than felicitously perhaps, as a minifestival.

    1970 August 3, Clive Barnes, “Dance: Where the Young Don't Yawn”, in The New York Times

Origin

  1. LatinMinius
  2. Latinminium
  3. Italianminio
  4. Italianminiare
  5. Italianminiatura
  6. Englishminiature
  7. Englishmini-
  8. Englishfestival
  9. Englishminifestival

From mini- + festival.

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APA

minifestival. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minifestival

MLA

“minifestival.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minifestival. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minifestival,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minifestival.

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