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- [n] a periodical that appears at scheduled times
- [n] a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"
- [adj] in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"
- [adj] (computer science) of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing"
- [adj] pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy" or"serial killing"; "a serial killer"
- [adj] (music) pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music"
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| | Synonyms: | | asynchronous, consecutive, in series(p), nonparallel, ordered, sequent, sequential, serial publication, series, successive |
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| | See Also: | | broadcast, episode, installment, instalment, issue, monthly, number, periodical, program, programme, quarterly, soap opera, tetralogy, weekly |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Se"ri*al\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series;
appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial
work or publication. ``Classification . . . may be more or
less serial.'' --H. Spencer.
2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to rows. --Gray.
{Serial homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}.
{Serial symmetry}. (Biol.) See under {Symmetry}.
\Se"ri*al\, n.
A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a
tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a
periodical.
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