Etimology
Attested from the 1610s; borrowed from Latin seriēs, from serere (“to join together, bind”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Related to desert, insert, sermon, and sorcerer.
noun
series (plural series or (obsolete) serieses)
A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
(broadcasting) A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
(Discuss(+) this sense) (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ i = 1 n a i {\displaystyle \sum _{i=1}^{n}{a_{i}}} of a given sequence ai.
(cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
(zoology) An unranked taxon.
(botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
(commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
(phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.
Examples
Synonyms: chain, line, sequence, stream, succession; see also Thesaurus:sequence
A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.
When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. […]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain.
Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.
Synonyms: show; program; season
“Friends” was one of the most successful television series in recent years.
The harmonic series has been much studied.
The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees in a four-game series.
Related words
synonyms
serie (obsolete)
related terms
serial
seriate
seriatim
seriation