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serial

[ seer-ee-uhl ]

noun

  1. anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
  2. Library Science. a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designation and intended to be continued indefinitely.


adjective

  1. published in installments or successive parts:

    a serial story.

  2. pertaining to such publication.
  3. pertaining to, arranged in, or consisting of a series.
  4. occurring in a series rather than simultaneously:

    serial marriage; serial murders.

  5. effecting or producing a series of similar actions:

    The police think a serial killer is responsible for five homicides in this city last month.

  6. Computers.
    1. of or relating to the apparent or actual performance of data-processing operations one at a time ( parallel ).
    2. of or relating to the transmission or processing of each part of a whole in sequence, as each bit of a byte or each byte of a computer word ( parallel ).
  7. Music. of, relating to, or composed in serial technique.

serial

/ ˈɪəɪə /

noun

  1. a novel, play, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
  2. a publication, usually regularly issued and consecutively numbered
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a series
  2. published or presented as a serial
  3. of or relating to such publication or presentation
  4. computing of or operating on items of information, instructions, etc, in the order in which they occur Compare parallel
  5. of, relating to, or using the techniques of serialism
  6. logic maths (of a relation) connected, transitive, and asymmetric, thereby imposing an order on all the members of the domain, as less than on the natural numbers See also ordering
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of serial1

From the New Latin word , dating back to 1835–45. See series, -al 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of serial1

C19: from New Latin , from Latin ŧ series
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In 2023, she published “Behold the Monster: Facing America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer,” based on her interviews with serial killer Samuel Little.

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A Reform UK candidate has been suspended from the party after posts on social media revealed his support for serial sex abuser Jimmy Savile.

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The barrister representing convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby has said he will hand over "fresh" medical evidence to the body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice.

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The suspected serial swastika spray painter has a history of parole violations, court records show.

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For many of the victims of serial abuser John Smyth, and likely many of you reading this, Welby's confessed failures are not just mystifying but deeply alarming.

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