First Known Use: 1611
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series
noun, se·ries often attributive \ˈsir-(ˌ)ēz\
: a number of things or events that are arranged or happen one after the other
: a set of regularly presented television shows involving the same group of characters or the same subject
: a set of books, articles, etc., that involve the same group of characters or the same subject
plural series
Full Definition of SERIES
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a : a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession <a concert series> <the hall opened into a series of small rooms> b : a set of regularly presented television programs each of which is complete in itself
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: the indicated sum of a usually infinite sequence of numbers
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a : the coins or currency of a particular country and period b : a group of postage stamps in different denominations
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: a succession of volumes or issues published with related subjects or authors, similar format and price, or continuous numbering
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: a division of rock formations that is smaller than a system and comprises rocks deposited during an epoch
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: a group of chemical compounds related in composition and structure
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: an arrangement of the parts of or elements in an electric circuit whereby the whole current passes through each part or element without branching — compare parallel
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: a set of vowels connected by ablaut (as i, a, u in ring, rang, rung)
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: a number of games (as of baseball) played usually on consecutive days between two teams <in town for a 3-game series>
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: a group of successive coordinate sentence elements joined together
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Origin of SERIES
Latin, from serere to join, link together; akin to Greek eirein to string together, hormos chain, necklace, and perhaps to Latin sort-, sors lot
SERIES Defined for Kids
series
noun se·ries \ˈsir-ēz\
plural series
Definition of SERIES for Kids
: a number of things or events arranged in order and connected by being alike in some way <the third book in the series> <On either side of the rut were a series of ledges. — Louis Sachar, Holes>
Medical Dictionary
series
noun se·ries \ˈsi(ə)r-(ˌ)ēz\
plural series
Medical Definition of SERIES
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: a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession <described a new series of cases>
2
: a group of specimens or types progressively differing from each other in some morphological or physiological attribute <a series of antitoxins>
3
: a group of chemical compounds related in composition and structure
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