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se·ri·al [ sree əl ]


noun  (plural se·ri·als)
Definition:
 
1. story in parts: a story that is published or broadcast in parts, normally at regular intervals

2. publishing regular newspaper or magazine: a magazine or newspaper published at regular intervals, especially weekly or monthly



adjective 
Definition:
 
1. in series: in, forming, or done repeatedly in a series

2. produced in parts: published or broadcast in parts, usually at regular intervals

3. comput sending computer information sequentially: describes a form of data communication in which the individual bits that comprise each byte or character travel one after another through a single wire.
See also  paralleladj (sense 4)


4. music of music with all chromatic tones: describes a method of musical composition in which all 12 chromatic tones of the octave appear in strict order with no note repeated before the sequence is completed

[Mid-19th century. <series]

se·ri·al·ly adverb

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