Serial

Quick meaning: Serial is an adjective meaning Having to do with or arranged in a series.

Meaning

Having to do with or arranged in a series.

More Meanings

1. (of a person) Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
2. Published or produced in installments.
3. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.
4. A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
5. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
6. (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
7. (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.

Example Sentences

Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.

The serial killer had a string of victims across seven states.

He was a serial entrepreneur, always coming up with a new way to make cash.

The serials worked in pairs, one with long shields and one with short shields.

Word Forms

• serials
• serialing
• serialling
• serialed
• serialled

Synonyms for serial

Depending on context, synonyms include sequential, career, sequent, consecutive, ordered, asynchronous.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include series, successive, consecutive, sequential, sequent, ordered.

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