Meanings
nounminiseries (plural miniseries)
alternative mini-series
- A radio or television series with a small number of episodes not intended to last a complete season.
My favorite miniseries of all time is the old BBC adaptation of "I, Claudius".
- A relatively short comic book series with a predetermined number of instalments.
Origin
- LatinMinius
- Latinminium
- Italianminio
- Italianminiare
- Italianminiatura
- Englishminiature
- Englishmini-
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-
- Proto-Indo-European*séreti
- Proto-Italic*serō
- Latinserō
- Latinseriēs
- Englishseries
- Englishminiseries
Translations
Catalan minisèrie
- minisèrieseries with a small number of episodes
Chinese Mandarin 迷你剧
- 迷你剧 (mínǐjù)series with a small number of episodes
Finnish minisarja
- minisarjaseries with a small number of episodes
Hungarian minisorozat
- minisorozatseries with a small number of episodes
Italian miniserie
- miniserieseries with a small number of episodes
Korean 미니시리즈
- 미니시리즈 (minisirijeu)series with a small number of episodes
Polish miniserial
- miniserialseries with a small number of episodes
Portuguese minissérie
- minissérieseries with a small number of episodes
Spanish miniserie
- miniserieseries with a small number of episodes
Cite this entry
APA
miniseries. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniseries
MLA
“miniseries.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniseries. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miniseries,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miniseries.
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