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   serial

   /ˈsɪərɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series: "a serial publication"
   • ▪ (of verbs) used in sequence to form a construction, as in they wanted, needed, longed for peace: "the use of serial verbs"
   • 2. repeatedly committing the same offence and typically following a characteristic, predictable behaviour pattern: "a serial killer"
   • ▪ repeatedly following the same behaviour pattern: "he was a serial adulterer"
   • 3. using transformations of a fixed series of notes: "the harmonic flow of serial music"
   • 4. (of a device) involving the transfer of data as a single sequence of bits.
   • ▪ (of a processor) running only a single task, as opposed to multitasking.

   noun

   • 1. a story or play appearing in regular instalments on television or radio or in a magazine: "a new three-part drama serial"
   • 2. (in a library) a periodical: "the Serials Librarian"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from series + -al, perhaps suggested by French sérial.

   Derivatives

   • 1. seriality noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   • E

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   • R

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   • I

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   • A

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   • L

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