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- [seer-ee-uh l]
- /ˈsɪər i əl/
- /ˈsɪə.ri.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [seer-ee-uh l]
- /ˈsɪər i əl/
Definitions of serial word
- noun serial anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine. 1
- noun serial Library Science. a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designation and intended to be continued indefinitely. 1
- adjective serial published in installments or successive parts: a serial story. 1
- adjective serial pertaining to such publication. 1
- adjective serial pertaining to, arranged in, or consisting of a series. 1
- adjective serial occurring in a series rather than simultaneously: serial marriage; serial murders. 1
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Origin of serial
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
From the New Latin word seriālis, dating back to 1835-45. See series, -al1
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Parts of speech for Serial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
serial popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
serial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for serial
adj serial
- after a while — some time later
- asynchronous — An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same.
- by and by — presently or eventually
- centennial — A centennial is the same as a centenary.
- consecutive — Consecutive periods of time or events happen one after the other without interruption.
noun serial
- conte — a tale or short story, esp of adventure
- folktale — a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
- folktales — a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
- mag — a female given name, form of Margaret.
- melodrama — a dramatic form that does not observe the laws of cause and effect and that exaggerates emotion and emphasizes plot or action at the expense of characterization.
adjective serial
- alphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- alphabetical — Alphabetical means arranged according to the normal order of the letters in the alphabet.
- epochal — Forming or characterizing an epoch; epoch-making.
- iterant — characterized by repetition; repeating.
- numerical — of or relating to numbers; of the nature of a number.
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