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series

9 definitions • 15 examples
1
a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:

Examples:

There has been a series of sexual attacks on women in the area.
She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers.
2
a number of games played one after another by two teams against each other:

Examples:

The Yankees have a four-game series against the Orioles at home.
3
Parts of an electrical system that are in series are arranged in a single line so that the current flows through each part, one after another:

Examples:

If two bulbs are in series, there is a single conducting path.
4
a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations:

Examples:

The star is to host a television series on extreme sports.
a comedy series
I missed the second episode of the series so I don't know what's going on now.
5
a set of books published by the same company that deal with the same subject:

Examples:

They do a series on architecture throughout the ages.
6
a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:

Examples:

A series of scandals over the past year has not helped public confidence in the administration.
7
a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:

Examples:

a series of events/interviews/meetings
a series of articles/books/studies This is the first of a series of articles looking at financial instability.
a series of steps/actions/transactions
a series of crimes/attacks
8
a set or range of similar products made by a company:

Examples:

The company has announced two new lines, the 2200 series and the 2300 series.
9
used in the name of a company's shares that have things in common, for example particular voting rights:

Examples:

Shares are called Series A if they are the first batch of a series of shares issued by the company.

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