miniseries

[ min-ee-seer-eez ]

noun,plural min·i·se·ries.
  1. a short series of events or presentations.

  2. Television. a program or film broadcast in parts, as the dramatization of a literary work: The novel was made into a four-part miniseries.

Origin of miniseries

1
First recorded in 1970–75; mini- + series

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British Dictionary definitions for miniseries

miniseries

/ (ˈmɪnɪˌsɪəriːz) /


noun
  1. a television programme in several parts that is shown on consecutive days or weeks for a short period

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