Definition of 'serial'
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serial
Word Frequency
serial in British English
adjective
3.
of, relating to, or resembling a series
4.
published or presented as a serial
5.
of or relating to such publication or
presentation
7.
of, relating to, or using the
techniques of
serialism
8. logic, mathematics
(of a
relation)
connected,
transitive, and
asymmetric,
thereby
imposing an order on all the members of the
domain, as less than on the
natural
numbers
See also
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Derived forms
serially (ˈserially) adverb
Word origin
C19: from New Latin seriālis, from Latin seriēs seriesWord Frequency
serial in American English
adjective
2.
appearing, published, issued, etc. in a series or
succession of
continuous parts at regular intervals
3.
of a serial or serials
serial rights to a novel
4.
committing an act, usually a
criminal act, repeatedly and, typically, compulsively
a serial murderer
6. Music
a.
designating or of a technique of
composition in which various
components of music, as
pitch,
rhythm,
dynamics, etc., are arranged in an
arbitrary order (a
row or set) which
serves as a
basis for
development
noun
7.
a.
a novel, story, film, etc. published or presented in serial form
b.
any of the separate parts or
episodes
8.
a
periodical publication
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Derived forms
serially (ˈserially)
adverb
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serial
British English: serial
/ˈsɪərɪəl/ NOUN
A serial is a story which is broadcast or published in a number of parts over a period of time.
...a popular radio serial.
- American English: serial
- Arabic: مُسَلْسَل
- Brazilian Portuguese: publicação em série
- Chinese: 连载
- Croatian: serija
- Czech: seriál
- Danish: serie
- Dutch: serie
- European Spanish: serial
- Finnish: jatkokertomus
- French: feuilleton
- German: Serie Radio, Fernsehen
- Greek: σίριαλ
- Italian: seriale
- Japanese: 連続もの
- Korean: 연재물
- Norwegian: serie
- Polish: serial
- European Portuguese: publicação em série
- Romanian: serial
- Russian: сериал
- Latin American Spanish: serial
- Swedish: serie
- Thai: เรื่องที่เป็นตอนๆ
- Turkish: seri
- Ukrainian: серіал
- Vietnamese: truyện phát hành nhiều kỳ
British English: serial ADJECTIVE
Serial killings or attacks are a series of killings or attacks committed by the same person.
...serial murders.
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