serial

See also: seriál and sérial

English

Etymology

1840, 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.

Cognate to Italian seriale.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Homophone: cereal

Adjective

serial (not comparable)

1. Having to do with or arranged in a series.

   Synonym: sequential

2. (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.

   • 2012, Rachel James, Salisbury, Lulu.com, page 10,

     "No I could not!" Kate looked at Max sternly. "I am not a cheat and I am not a serial monogamist."

3. Published or produced in installments.
4. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.

Derived terms

• serial art
• serial comma
• serialize
• serial killer
• serially
• serial music
• serial number
• serial polygamy
• serial port

 

Translations

Having to do with or arranged in a series

• Bulgarian: сериен (serien)
• Czech: sériový (cs)
• Finnish: sarja-
• Galician: en serie
• German: Serien-
• Greek: σειριακός (el) (seiriakós)
• Hungarian: sorozat-
• Polish: seryjny (pl)
• Portuguese: serial (pt)
• Romanian: serial (ro)
• Spanish: en serie

Published or produced in installments

• Hungarian: sorozat (hu)
• Portuguese: seriado (pt)

Noun

serial (plural serials)

1. A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
2. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
3. (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.

   Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.

4. (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.

Related terms

Related terms

• seriate
• seriatim
• seriation
• series

Descendants

• → Russian: сериа́л (seriál, “TV-series”)
  • → Azerbaijani: serial

Translations

literal work

• Finnish: jatkokertomus (fi) (fiction); kirjoitussarja (fact)
• French: feuilleton (fr) m
• Greek: σειρά (el) f (seirá)
• Hindi: सीरियल (hi) m (sīriyal)
• Hungarian: folytatásos (hu)
• Irish: sraithchlár m, sraith f (fam)
• Portuguese: série (pt) f
• Swedish: följetong (sv)
• Welsh: cyfres (cy) f

publication

• Bulgarian: сериал m (serial)
• Finnish: julkaisusarja
• Irish: sraithiris f
• Portuguese: série (pt) f
• Welsh: cyfnodolyn m

serial number required to activate software

• Portuguese: serial (pt) m
• Vietnamese: mã kích hoạt

See also

• fascicle
• twelve tone technique

Verb

serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)

1. (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)

References

• 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

Anagrams

• Alires, Israel, Isreal, Lieras, Sailer, Sal Rei, ariels, railes, realis, relais, resail, sailer, serail

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Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian сериа́л (seriál), from English serial.

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

serial (definite accusative serialnı, plural seriallar)

1. (broadcasting, film) series

   türk seriallar ― Turkish TV-series

   Azərbaycanlılar türk seriallarına baxmağı çox sevirlər.

   Azerbaijanis love watching Turkish TV-series.

Declension

Declension of serial
	singular	plural
nominative	serial	seriallar
definite accusative	serialı	serialları
dative	seriala	seriallara
locative	serialda	seriallarda
ablative	serialdan	seriallardan
definite genitive	serialın	serialların

Possessive forms of serial
	nominative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	serialım	seriallarım
sənin (“your”)	serialın	serialların
onun (“his/her/its”)	serialı	serialları
bizim (“our”)	serialımız	seriallarımız
sizin (“your”)	serialınız	seriallarınız
onların (“their”)	serialı or serialları	serialları
	accusative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	serialımı	seriallarımı
sənin (“your”)	serialını	seriallarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	serialını	seriallarını
bizim (“our”)	serialımızı	seriallarımızı
sizin (“your”)	serialınızı	seriallarınızı
onların (“their”)	serialını or seriallarını	seriallarını
	dative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	serialıma	seriallarıma
sənin (“your”)	serialına	seriallarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	serialına	seriallarına
bizim (“our”)	serialımıza	seriallarımıza
sizin (“your”)	serialınıza	seriallarınıza
onların (“their”)	serialına or seriallarına	seriallarına
	locative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	serialımda	seriallarımda
sənin (“your”)	serialında	seriallarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	serialında	seriallarında
bizim (“our”)	serialımızda	seriallarımızda
sizin (“your”)	serialınızda	seriallarınızda
onların (“their”)	serialında or seriallarında	seriallarında
	ablative
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	serialımdan	seriallarımdan
sənin (“your”)	serialından	seriallarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	serialından	seriallarından
bizim (“our”)	serialımızdan	seriallarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	serialınızdan	seriallarınızdan
onların (“their”)	serialından or seriallarından	seriallarından
	genitive
	singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	serialımın	seriallarımın
sənin (“your”)	serialının	seriallarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	serialının	seriallarının
bizim (“our”)	serialımızın	seriallarımızın
sizin (“your”)	serialınızın	seriallarınızın
onların (“their”)	serialının or seriallarının	seriallarının

Further reading

• “serial” in Obastan.com.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English serial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [seˈrial]
• Hyphenation: sé‧ri‧al

Adjective

sérial

1. serial (having to do with or arranged in a series; published or produced in installments)

Synonyms

• bersambungan
• berturut-turut
• berurutan

 

Related terms

• seri

 

Further reading

• “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.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English serial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.rjal/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛrjal
• Syllabification: se‧rial

Noun

serial m inan

1. (television) series (television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals)

Declension

Declension of serial

	singular	plural
nominative	serial	seriale
genitive	serialu	seriali
dative	serialowi	serialom
accusative	serial	seriale
instrumental	serialem	serialami
locative	serialu	serialach
vocative	serialu	seriale

Derived terms

adjective

• serialowy

 

Further reading

• serial in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• serial in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Romanian

Etymology

From English serial.

Adjective

serial m or n (feminine singular serială, masculine plural seriali, feminine and neuter plural seriale)

1. serial

Declension

Declension of serial

		singular			plural
		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

Noun

serial n (plural seriale)

1. serial

Declension

Declension of serial

	singular		plural
	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

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Spanish

Etymology

serie +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈɾjal/ [seˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: se‧rial

Adjective

serial (plural seriales)

1. serial

Derived terms

• serialmente

Noun

serial m or f (plural seriales)

1. serial

Further reading

• “serial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014