Definitions for serial

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serial se·ri·al

Spelling: [seer-ee-uh l]

IPA: /ˈsɪər i əl/

Serial is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in serial (aeilrs).

Definitions for serial

noun

1. anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
2. Library Science. a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designation and intended to be continued indefinitely.

adjective

1. published in installments or successive parts:
2. pertaining to such publication.
3. pertaining to, arranged in, or consisting of a series.
4. occurring in a series rather than simultaneously:
5. effecting or producing a series of similar actions:
6. Computers. of or relating to the apparent or actual performance of data-processing operations one at a time (distinguished from parallel). of or relating to the transmission or processing of each part of a whole in sequence, as each bit of a byte or each byte of a computer word (distinguished from parallel).
7. Music. of, relating to, or composed in serial technique.

Origin of serial

From the New Latin word seriālis, dating back to 1835-45. See series, -al¹

Examples for serial

The night bombarder has been telling me this yarn in serial form.

Hell, he says Koenig never referred to it as serial or even as a podcast.

It's a serial story, and will be continued in our next issue.

But the whole of active life is a serial and coordinated business.

In all fairness to Jay, he told The Intercept that he never expected to be a major figure in serial.

He turned to the serial story and began to read the synopsis.

Interviews in serial (including ones from Adnan) do acknowledge that Jay was known as a resident bad boy at Woodlawn High School.

We began a journey with Koenig in the first episode of serial.

But when a serial sex predator is playing fanboy, the gag reflex kicks in.

Suppose my serial story should be accepted and they should send me a check.