miniseries: Meaning and Definition of

min•i•se•ries

Pronunciation: (min'ē-sēr"ēz), [key]
— pl. -ries.
  1. a short series of events or presentations.
  2. a program or film broadcast in parts, as the dramatization of a literary work: The novel was made into a four-part miniseries.
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