Meaning

4 senses
  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. (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.

More definitions
  • a serialized set of programs
  • a periodical that appears at scheduled times

Examples

88 sentences
  1. The police suspect Tom is a serial killer.

    Поліція підозрює, що Том — серійний вбивця. — deniko

    ruПолиция подозревает, что Том — серийный убийца. — odexed

  2. The police suspect that Tom is a serial killer.

    Поліція підозрює, що Том — серійний вбивця. — deniko

    ruПолиция подозревает, что Том — серийный убийца. — odexed

  3. Tom had no idea Mary was a serial killer.

  4. Tom has been accused of being a serial killer.

  5. Tom had no idea that Mary was a serial killer.

    ruТом понятия не имел, что Мэри — серийная убийца. — odexed

    deTom hatte keine Ahnung, dass Mary eine Serienmörderin war. — Manfredo

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italia

Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italian seriale. First use appears c. 1823. See cite below.

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Forms

plural: serials
Singularserial
Pluralserials

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • a serial killer
  • serial killer
  • was a serial

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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