serial

See also: seriál and sérial

English

Etymology

1840, 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪəɹiːəɫ/
• Homophone: cereal

Adjective

serial (not comparable)

1. 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.

2. Published or produced in installments.

Synonyms

• (arranged in a series): sequential

Derived terms

• serial comma
• serialize
• serial killer
• serially
• serial music
• serial polygamy

 

Translations

Having to do with or arranged in a series

• Czech: sériový
• Finnish: sarja-
• Greek: σειριακός (el) (seiriakós)
• Hungarian: sorozat-

• Polish: seryjny (pl)
• Portuguese: serial (pt)
• Romanian: serial (ro) m, n

Published or produced in installments

• Hungarian: sorozat (hu)

• Portuguese: seriado (pt)

Noun

serial (plural serials)

1. A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
2. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
3. (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.

   Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.

Translations

literal work

• Finnish: jatkokertomus (fi) (fiction); kirjoitussarja (fact)
• French: feuilleton (fr) m
• Greek: σειρά (el) f (seirá)
• Hungarian: folytatásos (hu)

• Irish: sraithchlár m, sraith f (fam)
• Portuguese: série (pt) f
• Swedish: följetong (sv)
• Welsh: cyfres (cy) f

publication

• Finnish: julkaisusarja
• Irish: sraithiris f

• Portuguese: série (pt) f
• Welsh: cyfnodolyn m

serial number required to activate software

• Portuguese: serial (pt) m

See also

• twelve tone technique

Related terms

→

• seriate
• seriatim

• seriation
• series

References

• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.
• serial at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Google books: uses of serial

Anagrams

• Alires, Israel, Isreal, Lieras, Sailer, Sal Rei, ariels, railes, realis, relais, resail, sailer, serail

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Spanish

Noun

serial m, f (plural seriales)

1. serial