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   series

   /ˈsɪəriːz/

   noun

   • 1. a number of events, objects, or people of a similar or related kind coming one after another: "the explosion was the latest in a series of accidents" Similar sequencesuccessionstringchainconcatenationtrainrunchapterroundprogressionprocessionspatewavestreamrashoutbreaksetcoursecyclerowlinebankbatteryarrangementorder
   • ▪ a set of books, periodicals, or other documents published in a common format or under a common title: "the first four books in the "
   • ▪ a set of games played between two teams: "the Test series against Australia"
   • ▪ a range of products sharing features of design or assembly and marketed with a separate number from other lines: "early models of the 600D series incorporated a centrifugal oil filter"
   • ▪ a set of stamps, banknotes, or coins issued at a particular time: "a series of five stamps issued today to mark the 14th World Orchid Conference"
   • 2. a set or sequence of related television or radio programmes: "a new drama series" Similar set of programmesprogrammeproductionserialsituation comedysoap operainformal:sitcomsoap
   • 3. another term for tone row
   • 4. denoting electrical circuits or components arranged so that the current passes through each successively: "a series circuit"
   • 5. (in chronostratigraphy) a range of strata corresponding to an epoch in time, being a subdivision of a system and itself subdivided into stages: "the Pliocene series"
   • 6. a set of elements with common properties or of compounds related in composition or structure: "the metals of the lanthanide series"
   • 7. a set of quantities constituting a progression or having the several values determined by a common relation.
   • 8. a group of speech sounds having at least one phonetic feature in common but distinguished in other respects: "the voiced plosive series [b], [d], [g]"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘row, chain’, from serere ‘join, connect’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSERIES | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SERIES definition: 1. a number of similar or related events or things, one following another: 2. a number of games…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › seriesSeries Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SERIES is a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession. How to use series in a sentence.

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   Series definition: a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.. See examples of SERIES used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSERIES definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence. 2. a number of games, contests, or sporting events, with the same participants, considered as a unit. The two baseball clubs played a five-game series.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › seriesSeries - definition of series by The Free Dictionary

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   n. pl. series. 1. A number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in succession. 2. A set of stamps, coins, or currency issued in a particular period. 3. Physics & Chemistry A group of objects related by linearly varying successive differences in form or configuration: a radioactive decay series; the paraffin alkane series. 4.

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   A series is a group of similar things happening one after the other. Your favorite TV drama that comes on week after week is a series. Each episode is one in a series of many. If you make one mistake after another as you try to make dinner, you could say that the meal arrived on the table despite a series of culinary mishaps.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishseries noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of series noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSERIES | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SERIES definition: 1. several things or events of the same type that come one after the other: 2. a group of…. Learn more.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › seriesseries - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 15, 2024 · A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other. Synonyms: chain, line, sequence, stream, succession; see also Thesaurus: sequence. A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.

11. www.yourdictionary.com › seriesSeries Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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    Series definition: A number of objects or events arranged or coming one after the other in succession.