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minifestival en · NOUN

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- English festival English minifestival From mini- + festival.

Meanings

1. A small festival, especially a small-scale exhibition of theatrical or film works
   • I saw it over the weekend at the Sheffield Play House, during what was described, less than felicitously perhaps, as a minifestival. 1970 August 3, Clive Barnes, “Dance: Where the Young Don't Yawn”, in The New York Times:

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