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serial

/ˈsɪɹ.i.əl/

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What does serial mean?

adjective

  1. Having to do with or arranged in a series.
  2. Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
  3. Published or produced in installments.
More meanings (6)

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.

noun

  1. A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
  2. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
  3. (slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
  4. A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.

verb

  1. to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)

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IPA pronunciation

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Stevenson only got thirty pounds for the serial rights--I don't believe it pays to be a great author.
Jean WebsterDaddy-Long-LegsProject Gutenberg ebook #157
Parts of the animal, such as the head or eye, are commonly repeated in serial fashion detached from the rest of its form.
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307
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It is, however, probable that some serial structures are the result of cells multiplying by division, entailing the multiplication of the parts developed from such cells.
Charles DarwinThe Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, 6th EditionProject Gutenberg ebook #2009
As a part of this book appeared as a serial in "Scribner's Magazine," I was encouraged by words of approval from many of the best horticultural authorities.
Edward Payson RoeSuccess with Small FruitsProject Gutenberg ebook #6117
This comprised deep-sea dredgings at eleven stations in depths down to one thousand eight hundred fathoms and regular tow-nettings, frequently serial, to depths of two hundred fathoms.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137