Serial Definition

sîrē-əl
serials
adjective
Of, arranged in, or forming a series.
Serial numbers.
Webster's New World
Appearing, published, issued, etc. in a series or succession of continuous parts at regular intervals.
Webster's New World
Published or produced in installments, as a novel or television drama.
American Heritage
Of a serial or serials.
Serial rights to a novel.
Webster's New World
Relating to such publication or production.
American Heritage
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noun
serials
A novel, story, film, etc. published or presented in serial form.
Webster's New World
A literary or dramatic work published or produced in installments.
American Heritage
Any of the separate parts or episodes.
Webster's New World
A periodical publication.
Webster's New World

(computing, slang) A serial number required to activate software.

Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
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Other Word Forms of Serial

Noun

Singular:
serial
Plural:
serials

Origin of Serial

  • 1840, in reference to the books of Charles Dickens (published in sequential parts, as a series). Formed as series +"Ž -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriÄ“s + -ālis.

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  • Cognate to Italian seriale.

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