serial
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
1840,[1][2] in reference to the books of Charles Dickens (published in sequential parts, as a series). Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis.
Cognate to Italian seriale.
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[edit] Adjective
serial (not comparable)
- Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- The serial killer had a string of victims across seven states.
- He was a serial entrepreneur, always coming up with a new way to make cash.
- Published or produced in installments.
[edit] Synonyms
- (arranged in a series): sequential
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[edit] Translations
Having to do with or arranged in a series
[edit] Noun
serial (plural serials)
- A work, as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- (computing, slang) A serial number required to activate software.
- Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
[edit] Translations
A work, as a work of fiction, published in installments
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[edit] See also
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[edit] References
- ^ “serial” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Online.
- ^ “serial” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ISBN 0130493465, Ch. 6.
- serial at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Google books: uses of serial
