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Webster 1913 Edition
Serial
Se′ri-al
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts or numbers;
“Classification . . . may be more or less serial.” as, a
. serial
work or publicationH. Spencer.
Se′ri-al
,Noun.
A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical.