serial

See also: seriál and sérial

English

Etymology

1840,[1][2] in reference to the books of Charles Dickens (published in sequential parts, as a series). Formed as series +‎ -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis.

Cognate to Italian seriale.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Homophone: cereal

Adjective

serial (not comparable)

  1. Having to do with or arranged in a series.
    Synonym: sequential
  2. (of a person) Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
    Synonym: career
    The serial killer had a string of victims across seven states.
    He was a serial entrepreneur, always coming up with a new way to make cash.
    • 2012, Rachel James, Salisbury, Lulu.com, page 10:
      "No I could not!" Kate looked at Max sternly. "I am not a cheat and I am not a serial monogamist."
  3. Published or produced in installments.
  4. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

serial (plural serials)

  1. A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
  2. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
  3. (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
    Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
  4. (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.
    • 1992, James Donald, Ali Rattansi, Race, Culture and Difference, page 66:
      The practice, especially among members of shield serials, of 'whooping like cowboys and indians' and beating of truncheons on riot shields must cease as this tends to frighten and intimidate rioters.
    • 2013, Tony Moore, Policing Notting Hill: Fifty Years of Turbulence, page 324:
      The serials worked in pairs, one with long shields and one with short shields.
Related terms

Descendants
  • → Russian: сериа́л (seriál, “TV-series”)
    • → Azerbaijani: serial

Translations

See also

Verb

serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)

  1. (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)

References
  1. “serial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “serial”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  • DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. →ISBN, Ch. 6.
  • “serial”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  • Google books: uses of serial

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian сериа́л (seriál), from English serial.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

serial (definite accusative serialı, plural seriallar)

  1. (broadcasting, film) series
    türk seriallar ― Turkish TV-series
    Azərbaycanlılar türk seriallarına baxmağı çox sevirlər.
    Azerbaijanis love watching Turkish TV-series.

Declension
    Declension of serial
singular plural
nominative serial
 seriallar
definite accusative serialı
 serialları
dative seriala
 seriallara
locative serialda
 seriallarda
ablative serialdan
 seriallardan
definite genitive serialın
 serialların
    Possessive forms of serial
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) serialım seriallarım
sənin (“your”) serialın serialların
onun (“his/her/its”) serialı serialları
bizim (“our”) serialımız seriallarımız
sizin (“your”) serialınız seriallarınız
onların (“their”) serialı or serialları serialları
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) serialımı seriallarımı
sənin (“your”) serialını seriallarını
onun (“his/her/its”) serialını seriallarını
bizim (“our”) serialımızı seriallarımızı
sizin (“your”) serialınızı seriallarınızı
onların (“their”) serialını or seriallarını seriallarını
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) serialıma seriallarıma
sənin (“your”) serialına seriallarına
onun (“his/her/its”) serialına seriallarına
bizim (“our”) serialımıza seriallarımıza
sizin (“your”) serialınıza seriallarınıza
onların (“their”) serialına or seriallarına seriallarına
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) serialımda seriallarımda
sənin (“your”) serialında seriallarında
onun (“his/her/its”) serialında seriallarında
bizim (“our”) serialımızda seriallarımızda
sizin (“your”) serialınızda seriallarınızda
onların (“their”) serialında or seriallarında seriallarında
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) serialımdan seriallarımdan
sənin (“your”) serialından seriallarından
onun (“his/her/its”) serialından seriallarından
bizim (“our”) serialımızdan seriallarımızdan
sizin (“your”) serialınızdan seriallarınızdan
onların (“their”) serialından or seriallarından seriallarından
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) serialımın seriallarımın
sənin (“your”) serialının seriallarının
onun (“his/her/its”) serialının seriallarının
bizim (“our”) serialımızın seriallarımızın
sizin (“your”) serialınızın seriallarınızın
onların (“their”) serialının or seriallarının seriallarının

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From English serial.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [seˈrial]
  • Hyphenation: sé‧ri‧al

Adjective

sérial

  1. serial (having to do with or arranged in a series; published or produced in installments)

Synonyms
  • bersambungan
  • berturut-turut
  • berurutan

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English serial.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.rjal/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrjal
  • Syllabification: se‧rial

Noun

serial m inan

  1. (television) series (television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals)

Declension
Declension of serial
singular plural
nominative serial seriale
genitive serialu seriali
dative serialowi serialom
accusative serial seriale
instrumental serialem serialami
locative serialu serialach
vocative serialu seriale

Derived terms
adjective

Further reading
  • serial in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • serial in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English serial. By surface analysis, serie +‎ -al.

Adjective

serial m or n (feminine singular serială, masculine plural seriali, feminine and neuter plural seriale)

  1. serial

Declension
Declension of serial
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite serial serială seriali seriale
definite serialul seriala serialii serialele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite serial seriale seriali seriale
definite serialului serialei serialilor serialelor

Noun

serial n (plural seriale)

  1. serial

Declension
Declension of serial
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) serial serialul (niște) seriale serialele
genitive/dative (unui) serial serialului (unor) seriale serialelor
vocative serialule serialelor

Spanish

Etymology

From serie +‎ -al.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /seˈɾjal/ [seˈɾjal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: se‧rial

Adjective

serial m or f (masculine and feminine plural seriales)

  1. serial

Derived terms

Noun

serial m (plural seriales)

  1. serial

Further reading
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