miniseries
/mˈɪnɪsˌɛɹiz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A radio or television series with a small number of episodes not intended to last a complete season.
noun
A relatively short comic book series with a predetermined number of instalments.
Example Sentences
- "My favorite miniseries of all time is the old BBC adaptation of "I, Claudius"."
Etymology
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *séreti Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin seriēsbor. English series English miniseries From mini- + series.