mini-series

min·i-se·ries

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-ee seer-eez]
- /ˈmɪn i ˈsɪər iz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [min-ee seer-eez]
- /ˈmɪn i ˈsɪər iz/

Definitions of mini-series word

noun plural mini-series a short series of events or presentations. 1
noun plural mini-series Television. a program or film broadcast in parts, as the dramatization of a literary work: The novel was made into a four-part miniseries. 1
countable noun mini-series A mini-series is a drama shown on television in two or three parts, usually in one week. 0

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Origin of mini-series

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75; mini- + series

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Parts of speech for Mini-series

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Mini-series

mini-series popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".