serial
English
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.
Pronunciation
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Audio (AU): (file) - Homophone: cereal
Adjective
serial (not comparable)
- Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- Synonym: sequential
- (of a person) Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
- Synonym: career
- 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.
Derived terms
Translations
Having to do with or arranged in a series
Published or produced in installments
Noun
serial (plural serials)
- A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
- Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
- (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.
- 1992, James Donald, Ali Rattansi, Race, Culture and Difference (page 66)
- The practice, especially among members of shield serials, of 'whooping like cowboys and indians' and beating of truncheons on riot shields must cease as this tends to frighten and intimidate rioters.
- 2013, Tony Moore, Policing Notting Hill: Fifty Years of Turbulence (page 324)
- The serials worked in pairs, one with long shields and one with short shields.
- 1992, James Donald, Ali Rattansi, Race, Culture and Difference (page 66)
Descendants
Translations
literal work
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publication
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serial number required to activate software
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See also
Related terms
Related terms
Verb
serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)
- (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)
References
- ^ “serial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “serial”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.
- “serial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- Google books: uses of serial
Anagrams
- Alires, Israel, Isreal, Lieras, Sailer, Sal Rei, ariels, railes, realis, relais, resail, sailer, serail
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Russian сериа́л (seriál), from English serial.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
- (broadcasting, film) series
- türk seriallar ― Turkish TV-series
- Azərbaycanlılar türk seriallarına baxmağı çox sevirlər.
- Azerbaijanis love watching Turkish TV-series.
Declension
Declension of serial | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | serial |
seriallar | ||||||
definite accusative | serialı |
serialları | ||||||
dative | seriala |
seriallara | ||||||
locative | serialda |
seriallarda | ||||||
ablative | serialdan |
seriallardan | ||||||
definite genitive | serialın |
serialların |
Further reading
- “serial” in Obastan.com.
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
sérial
- serial (having to do with or arranged in a series; published or produced in installments)
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “serial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
serial m inan
- (television) series (television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals)
Declension
Declension of serial
Derived terms
adjective
Further reading
- serial in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- serial in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Adjective
serial m or n (feminine singular serială, masculine plural seriali, feminine and neuter plural seriale)
Declension
Declension of serial
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | serial | serială | seriali | seriale | ||
definite | serialul | seriala | serialii | serialele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | serial | seriale | seriali | seriale | ||
definite | serialului | serialei | serialilor | serialelor |
Noun
serial n (plural seriale)
Declension
Declension of serial
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) serial | serialul | (niște) seriale | serialele |
genitive/dative | (unui) serial | serialului | (unor) seriale | serialelor |
vocative | serialule | serialelor |
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
serial m or f (masculine and feminine plural seriales)
Derived terms
Noun
serial m or f (plural seriales)
Further reading
- “serial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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