serial

🇺🇸 /ˈsɪriəl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsɪəriəl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
adjective
C1

doing something many times in the same way

He is a serial offender who commits crimes repeatedly.

R

shown or published in separate parts

The serial story was published in weekly magazine issues.

R

arranged one after another

The tasks follow a serial sequence from start to finish.

noun
R

a story told in separate parts

We enjoy watching the new serial on television every week.

translation

adj. doing something many times in the same way; shown or published in separate parts; arranged one after another
n. a story told in separate parts

Word Forms

Plural serials