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series Definition

se·ries (sir′ēz, sē′rēz)

noun pl. -·ries

  1. a group or number of similar or related things arranged in a row a series of arches
  2. a group or number of related or similar persons, things, or events coming one after another; sequence; succession
  3. a number of things produced as a related group; set, as of books or television programs, related in subject, format, etc., or dealing with the same characters
  4. Bowling a set of three consecutive games
  5. Elec. an arrangement of devices in a circuit, in which the current flows sequentially through a series of components: used chiefly in the phrase in series
  6. Geol. a subdivision of a system of stratified rocks, consisting of the rocks laid down during a geologic epoch
  7. Math. the sum of a sequence, often infinite, of terms usually separated by plus signs or minus signs (Ex.: 1 + 3 + 5 + 7)
  8. Rhetoric a group of successive coordinate elements of a sentence

Etymology: L < serere, to join or weave together < IE base *ser-, to line up, join > Gr eirein, to join together, OE searu, a snare, armor, ON sørvi, necklace

adjective

Elec. designating or of a circuit in series

series Synonyms

series

n.

rank, file, line, row, set, train, range, list, string, chain, order, sequence, succession, group, procession, continuity, column, cordon, progression, suite, category, classification, tier, suit, scale, array, gradation.

series applies to a number of similar, more or less related things following one another in time or place a series of concerts; sequence emphasizes a closer relationship between the things, such as logical or casual connection, numerical order, etc. the sequence of events; succession merely implies a following of one thing after another, without any necessary connection between them a succession of errors; chain refers to a series in which there is a definite relationship of cause and effect or some other logical connection a chain of ideas

series Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • workshop: A new series of music workshops are currently being run in Bristol by the group.
  • seminar: Teaching All courses are taught by a series of two-hour seminars over the first two terms.
  • article: A series of articles on VAT has already been written to appear in the next few months in Scouting Magazine.
  • event: The V&A are also hosting a series of events.
  • experiment: A series of experiments was done to see the effects of various minerals on the quality of plant growth.

Converse of object

  • organize: The Trust organizes a series of Members ' events throughout the year.
  • produce: They also run workshops and have produced a series of teaching videos.
  • comprise: The document comprise a series of spreadsheets plus Word documents on how the content analysis was conducted.
  • run: The Society runs a series of illustrated talks on a wide variety of subjects during the winter season.
  • begin: Now begins a series of adventures ( the propositions ).

Adjective modifier

  • animated: An animated TV series modeled on the movies appeared in the mid-'80's.
  • whole: This means you don´t need to book in advance or pay for a whole series of classes at once.
  • ongoing: How in hell do you get an ongoing series out of her?
  • popular: An action RPG, it became a popular anime series.

Noun used with modifier

  • TV: Tommy 6 Which TV series features a boat called the Vital Spark?
  • television: Based on the popular BBC Schools television series of the same name.
  • seminar: The most appropriate home list will usually be a seminar series of some kind.
  • lecture: Second in our lecture series on Edwardian Country Houses.
  • drama: In 1981 she returned in an episode of the BBC drama series Angels.
  • comedy: I am also an accomplished broadcaster currently appearing monthly on Radio 4 with my comedy series " The Hysterical Method Of Conception " .
series Quotes

Life should serve up its feast of experience in a series of courses.

—Golding, Sir William (Gerald)

We are all faced with a series of great opportunitiesö brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

—Gardner,JohnWilliam

Un homme n'est rien d'autre qu'une se¤  rie d'entreprises. A man is no other than a series of undertakings.

—Sartre,Jean-Paul