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serried

American  
[ser-eed] / ˈsɛr id /

adjective

  1. pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows.

    serried troops.


serried British  
/ ˈsɛrɪd /

adjective

  1. in close or compact formation

    serried ranks of troops

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of serried

First recorded in 1660–70; serry + -ed 2

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“The old Barnes & Noble was serried ranks of bookshelves, most sections arranged A to Z by author,” Daunt says.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 1, 2023

There are serried ranks of wives and lovers and misfits and buttinskies and assorted hangers-on.

From New York Times Jan. 24, 2022

Across town, the faces of dead soldiers stare out in serried ranks from the walls of St Michael's Cathedral in a memorial that stretches for almost 100m.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2022

The serried ranks of grandees, from Oliver Letwin and Philip Hammond, to Rory Stewart and Dominic Grieve, will be formidable opposition to Johnson.

From The Guardian Jul. 29, 2019

The countless dark windows serried close together like ranks of soldiers.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

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