miniseries

See also: minisèries and mini-series

English

Etymology

mini- +‎ series

Noun

miniseries (plural miniseries)

1. 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".

2. A relatively short comic book series with a predetermined number of instalments.

Translations

series with a small number of episodes

• Catalan: minisèrie f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 迷你剧

• Finnish: minisarja
• Hungarian: minisorozat
• Italian: miniserie f
• Polish: miniserial m
• Portuguese: minissérie (pt) f
• Spanish: miniserie f

Scots

Etymology

From mini- +‎ series and/or from English miniseries.

Noun

miniseries (plural miniseries)

1. miniseries

Spanish

Noun

miniseries

1. plural of miniserie

Swedish

Noun

miniseries

1. indefinite genitive singular of miniserie