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serialization

American  
[seer-ee-uhl-iz-ay-shuhn, -ahyz-] / ˌsɪər i əl ɪzˈeɪ ʃən, -aɪz- /

noun

  • serializations
    plural
  1. the act of publishing, broadcasting, televising, or filming something in serial form.


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The book’s length and creeping pace are reminiscent of 19th-century tomes that had to be padded out to meet the requirements of serialization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The agency announced that gun kit sellers had to comply with the requirements that apply to other gun dealers—including serialization and a background check.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2024

He gained popularity with the serialization of “Dr. Slump” from 1980 to 1984, a manga about an android girl known for her childlike personality and superhuman strength.

From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

The most popular representation of the "Ramayana" today is producer-director-writer Ramanand Sagar’s serialization that aired on India’s national television channel Doordarshan in the late 1980s.

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2023

The writers really embrace diving into telling deep, stand-alone stories that will satisfy Trekkies looking for a nostalgic, genuine Star Trek experience but with enough action and serialization of characters to build a new audience.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2023

Jeremy Wikeley, the foundation’s project officer, says future serializations will be announced later in the year.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

He stands to make more money from subsequent translations and serializations.

From New York Times ● Dec. 27, 2010

That protected any headline-grabbing revelations it might contain, not to mention the serializations scheduled to run in 12 countries.

From Time Magazine Archive

But that is changing, largely because of the pressure of the huge sums involved in mass market publishing, in megabuck advances paid to writers for works that may generate millions in serializations and other spinoffs.

From Time Magazine Archive

With her earnings from hard-cover sales, magazine serializations, nine foreign-language editions, plus a TV "maxi-series," "Col" McCullough, 39, will earn at least $5 million in 1977.

From Time Magazine Archive

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