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series
- /ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/ UK
- /ˈsɪː.ɹiːz/ UK
- /ˈsɪɹ.iz/ US
- /ˈsiɹ.iz/ US
- /ˈsɪɹ.iz/ Canada
- /ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/ Australia
- /ˈsɪəɹi.ɪz/ obsolete
- /ˈsɪəɹi.iːz/ obsolete
Sounds like Siri's, Siris, Ceres · Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)iːz
Where it comes from
Attested from the 1610s; borrowed from Latin seriēs, from serere (“to join together, bind”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Related to desert, insert, sermon, and sorcerer.
noun series · serieses
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A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.
Similar: chain, line, sequence, stream, succession, array, procession, consecution, series, string, train
- A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals. Friends was one of the most successful television series in recent years.
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Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
I enjoyed the third series of Friends.
Similar: season
- The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ. The harmonic series has been much studied.
- A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition. The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees in a four-game series.
- The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.
- The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.
- A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
- A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
- A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
- A period, stretch of time. A series of ill health, however, rendered it expedient for him to return to England
Similar: serie
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: serial, world series, serial publication, sequence, total, sequencing, processed, collation, order, successive, program, together, combination, pattern, generation, compilation
noun
Similar: serie
Translations
Every language
noun a number of things that follow on one after the other
| Español | serie, retahíla |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 계열 gyeyeol |
| 日本語 | 系列 keiretsu, シリーズ shirīzu |
| 中文 | 系列 xìliè |
| हिन्दी | शृंखला śŕṅkhlā |
| Kiswahili | msururu |
| Português | série, sequência |
| Français | suite, série |
| Deutsch | Serie |
| Italiano | serie |
| Ελληνικά | σειρά seirá, αλληλουχία allilouchía |
| Română | serie, șir |
| Русский | се́рия sérija, после́довательность poslédovatelʹnostʹ, ряд rjad |
| Tiếng Việt | loạt |
| العربية | سِلْسِلَة silsila, مَجْمُوعَة majmūʕa |
| עברית | סִדְרָה sidrá |
noun television or radio program
| Español | serie, serie de televisión, teleserie, serial televisivo, serial televisual, serie radiofónica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 시리즈 sirijeu, 연속극 yeonsokgeuk |
| 日本語 | シリーズ shirīzu |
| 中文 | 連續劇 /连续剧 liánxùjù |
| हिन्दी | धारावाहिक dhārāvāhik, शृंखला śŕṅkhlā, सीरियल sīriyal, सीरीज़ sīrīz, शो śo |
| Português | série, seriado |
| Français | série |
| Deutsch | Serie |
| Italiano | serie |
| Ελληνικά | σειρά seirá |
| Română | serie, serial |
| Русский | сериа́л seriál, се́рия sérija, шо́у šóu, телешо́у telešóu |
| Tiếng Việt | xê-ri, loạt |
| العربية | مُسَلْسِلَات musalsilāt |
| עברית | סִדְרָה sidrá |
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title = {series},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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