Definition of SERIES

series

Plural: series, serieses

Noun

  • A number of related things or events coming one after another.
  • similar things placed in order or happening one after another
    • "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
  • a serialized set of programs
    • "a comedy series"
    • "the Masterworks concert series"
  • a periodical that appears at scheduled times
  • (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
    • "the visiting team swept the series"
  • (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
    • "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"
  • a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
    • "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"
    • "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
  • (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
  • A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
  • A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
  • Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
  • The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.
  • A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
  • An unranked taxon.
  • A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
  • A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
  • A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.

Examples

  • A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.
  • His consecutive bingo plays formed an impressive SERIES, securing a massive lead in Words With Friends.
  • I enjoyed the third series of “Friends”.
  • The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees in a four-game series.
  • The harmonic series has been much studied.
  • “Friends” was one of the most successful television series in recent years.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Scrabble Score: 6

series: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
series: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
series: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

series: valid Words With Friends Word