series

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Synonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Antonyms 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Inflection 4 Swedish 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: ˈsɪə.riːz
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[edit] Etymology

From Latin series.

[edit] Noun

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

[edit] Usage notes

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.

[edit] Synonyms

• (number of things that follow on one after the other): chain, line, sequence, stream, succession
• (television or radio program): show, program

[edit] Derived terms

• arithmetic series
• geometric series
• hypergeometric series
• confluent hypergeometric series
• basic hypergeometric series
• power series
• formal power series

[edit] Related terms

• seriation
• serial

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adjective

series (not comparable)

1. (electronics) Connected one after the other in a circuit.

   You have to connect the lights in series for them to work properly.

[edit] Antonyms

• parallel (electronics)

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

series f. pl.

1. Plural form of serie.

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[edit] Latin

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seriēs (genitive seriēī); f, fifth declension

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

[edit] Inflection

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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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Noun

series

1. indefinite genitive singular of serie