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serialization

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[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

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

He was managing editor and then publisher of the innovative fiction outfit McSweeney’s, then the creator of a pair of “digital novels,” which play with geolocation and serialization to make stories for mobile devices.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2016

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

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

Both books first appeared as lengthy serializations in The New Yorker at the beginning of the year.

From Time Magazine Archive

There will be no movie, no radio broadcasts, no condensations, no serializations, and no book clubs .

From Time Magazine Archive

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