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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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   • English (US)

     SERIES meaning: 1. a number of similar or related events or...

   • Sericulture

     SERICULTURE definition: 1. the activity or business of...

   • Znaczenie Series, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     series definicja: 1. a number of similar or related events...

   • Series Spanish Translation

     SERIES translate: serie, serie, colección de libros, serie...

   • Series: Arabic Translation

     SERIES translate: مُسلسَل, سِلْسِلة, سِلسِلة. Learn more in...

   • Series: French Translation

     SERIES translate: série [feminine], suite [feminine], série...

   • Series: German Translation

     SERIES translate: die Serien (pl.). Learn more in the...

   • Series: Catalan Translation

     series translate: sèrie, sèrie, col·lecció de llibres. Learn...

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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.vocabulary.com › dictionary › seriesSeries - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

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