āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
serial
01
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ
occurring regularly one after another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He meticulously documented his experiments in a serial fashion, recording each step in chronological order.
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1.1
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ
made up of or organized in a series, rank, or row, following a specific and orderly sequence
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The items were stored on the shelf in serial arrangement, sorted by size.
āĻāĻāĻā§āĻŽāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āϏāĻžāϰ⧠āϏāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§, āĻļā§āϞā§āĻĢā§ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāύā§āϝāĻžāϏ⧠āϏāĻāϰāĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ
(of a story or narrative) broadcast, published, or released in multiple consecutive parts
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Fans eagerly awaited the next episode of the serial drama on television.
āĻāĻā§āϤāϰāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻļāύ⧠āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āύāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāϰā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āϧā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
03
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŋāĻŽā§āϞāĻ
(of a person) repeating certain actions or behaviors over time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was known as a serial dater, constantly moving from one relationship to the next.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĄā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϰā§āĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ
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3.1
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ
(of a criminal) committing the same or similar crime over a period of time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The investigation into the serial arsonist continued as more buildings were mysteriously set on fire.
āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻ
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04
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ
referring to a method of composition that uses transformations of a fixed series of notes, often in twelve-tone music
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The composer experimented with serial techniques, creating complex and intricate melodic patterns.
āϏā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻļāϞ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž-āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύ, āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āϏā§āϰā§āϞāĻž āύāĻāĻļāĻž āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
05
āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ, āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ
referring to a system where small pieces of information are transmitted one at a time, sequentially, over a single wire or connection
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The technician used a serial cable to transfer data between two older devices.
āĻā§āĻāύāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰā§āύ⧠āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϏā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ⧠āĻĄā§āĻāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāύā§āϤāϰ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
Serial
01
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āϏā§āĻĒ āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻž
an episodic radio or TV program that is broadcast over a period of time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The radio station aired a weekly serial, leaving listeners in suspense after each episode.
āϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āĻļāύāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰā§āĻŦā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻļā§āϰā§āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāϏāĻĒā§āύā§āϏ⧠āϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ
a story that is published in several separate parts over a period of time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Readers eagerly awaited the next installment of the mystery serial every week.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšā§ āϰāĻšāϏā§āϝ āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŦāϰā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻ
āϧā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻ
āĻĒā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰāϤā§āύāĨ¤
03
āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ, āĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻļāύāĻž
a publication that is released at scheduled intervals, such as weekly, monthly, or quarterly
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her short stories were first published in a popular literary serial.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
serialize
serially
serial
series
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