series
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English
Etymology
From Latin series < serere (“to join together, bind”).
Pronunciation
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series (plural series)
- A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
- (US) (Canadian) A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
- Friends was one of the most successful television series in recent years.
- (UK) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.
- The third series of Friends aired from 1996 to 1997.
- (analysis) The sum of the terms of a sequence.
- (cricket) A group of matches between two sides; the aim being to win more matches than the opposition
Usage notes
In the United Kingdom, television and radio programs are divided into series, which are usually a year long. In North America, the word "series" is a synonym of "program", and programs are divided into year-long seasons.
Synonyms
- (number of things that follow on one after the other): chain, line, sequence, stream, succession
- (television or radio program): show, program
Derived terms
- arithmetic series
- geometric series
- hypergeometric series
- confluent hypergeometric series
- basic hypergeometric series
- power series
- formal power series
Related terms
Adjective
series (not comparable)
- (electronics) Connected one after the other in a circuit.
- You have to connect the lights in series for them to work properly.
Antonyms
- parallel (electronics)
External links
- series in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- series in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- series at OneLook Dictionary Search
Dutch
Noun
series f. pl.
- Plural form of serie.
Latin
Noun
seriēs (genitive seriēī); f, fifth declension
- a row
- a succession
- a series
- a chain
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | seriēs | seriēs |
| genitive | seriēī | seriērum |
| dative | seriēī | seriēbus |
| accusative | seriem | seriēs |
| ablative | seriē | seriēbus |
| vocative | seriēs | seriēs |
Descendants
Swedish
Noun
series
- indefinite genitive singular of serie
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