serial
Having to do with or arranged in a seriesHaving to do with or arranged in a series.
» The police suspect Tom is a serial killer.
Полиция подозревает, что Том — серийный убийца. — odexed
Поліція підозрює, що Том — серійний вбивця. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(not comparable)Having to do with or arranged in a series.
Serien-, seriell
pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
(not comparable)Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly.
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.
(not comparable)Published or produced in installments.
(not comparable)Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.
Examples
88 sentencesThe police suspect Tom is a serial killer.
Поліція підозрює, що Том — серійний вбивця. — deniko
ruПолиция подозревает, что Том — серийный убийца. — odexed
The police suspect that Tom is a serial killer.
Поліція підозрює, що Том — серійний вбивця. — deniko
ruПолиция подозревает, что Том — серийный убийца. — odexed
Tom had no idea Mary was a serial killer.
Tom has been accused of being a serial killer.
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
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to ItaliaFormed 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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Synonyms
7 synonyms- of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations:in seriesnonparallel
- in regular succession without gaps:consecutivesequentsequentialsuccessive
Word family
32 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- a serial killer
- serial killer
- was a serial