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serial number

American  

noun

  1. a number, usually one of a series, assigned for identification.

    the serial number of an automobile engine.
serial number British  

noun

  1. any of the consecutive numbers assigned to machines, tools, books, etc

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Etymology

Origin of serial number

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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Serial number records showed that Oswald's was the same rifle that had been found in the warehouse.

From Time Magazine Archive

See Serial number 93, Official Records of the War of the Rebellion, p.

From The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 by Stillwell, Leander

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