series

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A series circuit
See also séries

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin series.

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Singular
series

Plural
series

series (plural series)

  1. A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
  2. (US) (Canadian) A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
    Friends was one of the most successful television series in recent years.
  3. (British) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
    The third series of Friends aired from 1996 to 1997.
  4. (analysis) The sum of the terms of a sequence.
  5. (cricket) A group of matches between two sides; the aim being to win more matches than the opposition

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In the United Kingdom, television and radio programs are divided into series, which are usually a year long. In North America, the word "series" is a synonym of "program", and programs are divided into year-long seasons.

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series (not comparable)

Positive
series

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

  1. (electronics) Connected one after the other in a circuit.
    You have to connect the lights in series for them to work properly.

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series f. pl.

  1. Plural form of serie.

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seriēs (genitive seriēī); f, fifth declension

  1. a row
  2. a succession
  3. a series
  4. a chain

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Number Singular Plural
nominative seriēs seriēs
genitive seriēī seriērum
dative seriēī seriēbus
accusative seriem seriēs
ablative seriē seriēbus
vocative seriēs seriēs

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series

  1. indefinite genitive singular of serie