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serial
[ seer-ee-uhl ]
/ ˈsɪər i əl /
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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
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OTHER WORDS FROM serial
se·ri·al·ly, adverbnon·se·ri·al, noun, adjectivenon·se·ri·al·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH serial
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British Dictionary definitions for serial
serial
/ (ˈsɪərɪəl) /
noun
a novel, play, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
a publication, usually regularly issued and consecutively numbered
adjective
Derived forms of serial
serially, adverbWord Origin for serial
C19: from New Latin seriālis, from Latin seriēs series
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