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serial
[seer-ee-uhl]
noun
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
Library Science.a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designation and intended to be continued indefinitely.
adjective
published in installments or successive parts.
a serial story.
pertaining to such publication.
pertaining to, arranged in, or consisting of a series.
occurring in a series rather than simultaneously.
serial marriage; serial murders.
effecting or producing a series of similar actions.
The police think a serial killer is responsible for five homicides in this city last month.
Computers.
Music.of, relating to, or composed in serial technique.
serial
/ ˈɪəɪə /
noun
a novel, play, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
a publication, usually regularly issued and consecutively numbered
adjective
of, relating to, or resembling a series
published or presented as a serial
of or relating to such publication or presentation
computing of or operating on items of information, instructions, etc, in the order in which they occur Compare parallel
of, relating to, or using the techniques of serialism
logic maths (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 ordering
Other Word Forms
- serially adverb
- nonserial noun
- nonserially adverb
- ˈ adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of serial1
Example Sentences
Victory for South Africa in the World Test Championship final would be "massive for the country" as they bid to shed their tag as professional sport's serial bottlers, according to batting coach Ashwell Prince.
And even if the words “shark-loving serial killer” don’t speak to you, “Dangerous Animals” effortlessly checks every box of what a terrific, post-“Jaws” shark movie can and should be.
Like many a movie serial killer, Tucker isn’t just interested in murdering his prey — he wants to make something artistic out of his butchery.
“Society cannot allow this serial killer who committed such horrible, gruesome, random killings back out,” she wrote in the online petition, which has garnered more than 116,000 signatures since it was created in 2016.
In 23-year-old Draper, British tennis fans believe they may just have found their next serial Grand Slam contender.
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