series[noun]Synonyms: sequence, chain, course, order, progression, run, set, string, succession, train
Related Words: continuance,
continuation,
run,
category,
group,
set,
column,
tier,
gradation,
scale [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
se‧ries S2 W1 AC /ˈsɪəriːz $ ˈsɪr-/
noun (
plural series)
[countable usually singular][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: serere 'to join']
1. series of something several events or actions of a similar type that happen one after the other:
the series of events that led to the outbreak of war The police are investigating a series of attacks in the area. There’s been a whole series of accidents on this road.2. PLANNED EVENTS a group of events or actions that are planned to happen one after the other
series of This autumn the BBC will be showing a series of French films. Staff will hold a series of meetings over the next few weeks. a summer lecture series3. TV/RADIO a set of television or radio programmes that have the same characters or deal with the same type of subject, and are usually broadcast every week or several times a week:
a new comedy series4. BOOKS/ARTICLES ETC several books, articles etc that deal with the same subject or tell stories about the same characters
series of a series of articles on community care a science fiction series5. SIMILAR THINGS several things of the same kind
series of a series of laws against discrimination The area is linked by a series of canals.6. SPORT a set of sports games played between the same two teams
the World Series (=in baseball)Test series (=in cricket)7. in series technical being connected so that electricity passes through the parts of something electrical in the correct order
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