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serried

[ ser-eed ]
/ ˈsɛr id /
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adjective
pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows: serried troops.
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Origin of serried

First recorded in 1660–70; serry + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM serried

ser·ried·ly, adverbser·ried·ness, nounun·ser·ried, adjective

Words nearby serried

serration, serratus posterior inferior, serratus posterior superior, serrefine, serre-papier, serried, serriform, serrulate, serrulation, serrurerie, serry
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Words related to serried

crowded, jammed, overflowing, stuffed, wrapped, loaded, filled, congested, arranged, overloaded, jam-packed, swarming, compact, brimming, mobbed, crammed, chock, consigned, seething, compressed

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British Dictionary definitions for serried

serried
/ (ˈsɛrɪd) /
adjective
in close or compact formationserried ranks of troops

Word Origin for serried

C17: from Old French serré close-packed, from serrer to shut up; see sear ²
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