serial
English
Etymology
Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italian seriale. First use appears c. 1823. See cite below.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Homophone: cereal
Adjective
serial (not comparable)
- Having to do with or arranged in a series.
- Synonym: sequential
- 1823, Royal Institution of Great Britain (contributor), The Quarterly Journal - Volume 14, page 318:
- These singular ribs have a very different direction from that of the serial teeth of the hinge, and cannot be taken for teeth.
- (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.
- Published or produced in installments.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
serial (plural serials)
- A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
- A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
- (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
- Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
- (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.
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Descendants
Translations
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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)
- (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)
References
- 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
- Ariels, Lieras, railes, resail, Sal Rei, ariels, Realis, sailer, Isreal, relais, Israël, realis, Alires, Sailer, Israel, serail
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Russian сериа́л (seriál), from English serial.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
serial (definite accusative serialı, plural seriallar)
- (broadcasting, film) series
- türk serialları ― Turkish TV-series
- Azərbaycanlılar türk seriallarına baxmağı çox sevirlər.
- Azerbaijanis love watching Turkish TV-series.
Declension
Declension of serial | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | serial |
seriallar | ||||||
definite accusative | serialı |
serialları | ||||||
dative | seriala |
seriallara | ||||||
locative | serialda |
seriallarda | ||||||
ablative | serialdan |
seriallardan | ||||||
definite genitive | serialın |
serialların |
Further reading
- “serial” in Obastan.com.
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
sérial
- serial (having to do with or arranged in a series; published or produced in installments)
Synonyms
Related terms
Further reading
- “serial” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
serial m inan
- (television) series (television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals)
Declension
Derived terms
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)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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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)
Declension
singular | plural | |||
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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
Pronunciation
Adjective
serial m or f (masculine and feminine plural seriales)
Derived terms
Noun
serial m (plural seriales)
Further reading
- “serial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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