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   Se·ries

   /ˈsirēz/

   

   noun

   • 1. a number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another: "the explosion was the latest in a series of accidents" Similar sequencesuccessionstringchainconcatenationtrainrunchapterroundprogressionprocessionspatewavestreamrashoutbreaksetcoursecyclerowlinebankbatteryarrangementorder
   • ▪ a set of books, maps, periodicals, or other documents published in a common format or under a common title: "the first four books in the "
   • ▪ a set of games played between two teams, or among any number of individual competitors: "a playoff series against Portland"
   • ▪ a line of products, especially vehicles or machines, sharing features of design or assembly and marketed with a separate number from other lines: "early models of the 600D series incorporated a centrifugal oil filter"
   • ▪ a set of stamps, banknotes, or coins issued at a particular time or having a common design or theme: "a series of five stamps issued today to mark the 14th World Orchid Conference"
   • 2. a set of related television or radio programs, especially of a specified kind: "a new drama series" Similar set of programsprogramproductionserialsituation comedysoap operainformal:sitcomsoap
   • 3. another term for tone row
   • 4. denoting electrical circuits or components arranged so that the current passes through each successively: "a series circuit"
   • 5. (in chronostratigraphy) a range of strata corresponding to an epoch in time, being a subdivision of a system and itself subdivided into stages: "the Pliocene series"
   • 6. a set of elements with common properties or of compounds related in composition or structure: "the metals of the lanthanide series"
   • 7. a set of quantities constituting a progression or having the several values determined by a common relation.
   • 8. a group of speech sounds having at least one phonetic feature in common but distinguished in other respects: "the voiced plosive series [b], [d], [g]"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘row, chain’, from serere ‘join, connect’.

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