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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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   The meaning of SERIES is a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession. How to use series in a sentence.

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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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › seriesSERIES | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SERIES meaning: 1. a number of similar or related events or things, one following another: 2. a number of games…. Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › seriesSERIES | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SERIES definition: 1. several things or events of the same type that come one after the other: 2. a group of…. Learn more.

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   Definition of series noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.