serial
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
1840,[1][2] in reference to the books of Charles Dickens (published in sequential parts, as a series). Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
serial (not comparable)
- Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- Synonym: sequential
- (of a person) Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
- Synonym: career
- 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.
- Published or produced in installments.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
Having to do with or arranged in a series
NounEdit
serial (plural serials)
- A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
- Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
- (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.
- 1992, James Donald, Ali Rattansi, Race, Culture and Difference (page 66)
- The practice, especially among members of shield serials, of 'whooping like cowboys and indians' and beating of truncheons on riot shields must cease as this tends to frighten and intimidate rioters.
- 2013, Tony Moore, Policing Notting Hill: Fifty Years of Turbulence (page 324)
- The serials worked in pairs, one with long shields and one with short shields.
- 1992, James Donald, Ali Rattansi, Race, Culture and Difference (page 66)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
TranslationsEdit
literal work
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publication
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serial number required to activate software
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See alsoEdit
VerbEdit
serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)
- (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “serial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “serial”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.
- serial at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Google books: uses of serial
AnagramsEdit
- Alires, Israel, Isreal, Lieras, Sailer, Sal Rei, ariels, railes, realis, relais, resail, sailer, serail
AzerbaijaniEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Russian сериа́л (seriál), from English serial.
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
serial (definite accusative serialnı, plural seriallar)
- (broadcasting, film) series
- türk seriallar ― Turkish TV-series
- Azərbaycanlılar türk seriallarına baxmağı çox sevirlər.
- Azerbaijanis love watching Turkish TV-series.
DeclensionEdit
Declension of serial | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | serial |
seriallar | ||||||
definite accusative | serialı |
serialları | ||||||
dative | seriala |
seriallara | ||||||
locative | serialda |
seriallarda | ||||||
ablative | serialdan |
seriallardan | ||||||
definite genitive | serialın |
serialların |
Further readingEdit
- “serial” in Obastan.com.
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
sérial
- serial (having to do with or arranged in a series; published or produced in installments)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “serial” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
serial m inan
- (television) series (television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of serial
Derived termsEdit
adjective
Further readingEdit
- serial in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- serial in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
serial m or n (feminine singular serială, masculine plural seriali, feminine and neuter plural seriale)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of serial
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | serial | serială | seriali | seriale | ||
definite | serialul | seriala | serialii | serialele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | serial | seriale | seriali | seriale | ||
definite | serialului | serialei | serialilor | serialelor |
NounEdit
serial n (plural seriale)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of serial
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) serial | serialul | (niște) seriale | serialele |
genitive/dative | (unui) serial | serialului | (unor) seriale | serialelor |
vocative | serialule | serialelor |
SpanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
serial (plural seriales)
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
serial m or f (plural seriales)
Further readingEdit
- “serial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014