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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.
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serial
serial
See also: seriál
English
Adjective
serial (not comparable)
- Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- The serial killer had a string of victims across seven states.
- He was a serial entrepreneur, always coming up with a new way to make cash.
- Published or produced in installments.
Synonyms
- (arranged in a series): sequential
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
Having to do with or arranged in a series
Noun
serial (plural serials)
- A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- (computing, slang) A serial number required to activate software.
- Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
Translations
A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments
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See also
Related terms
References
- ↑ “serial” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
- ↑ “serial” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465, Ch. 6.
- serial at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Google books: uses of serial