se·ries
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plural series
Definition of series
1a
: a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession
a concert series the hall opened into a series of small rooms
b
: a set of regularly presented television programs each of which is complete in itself
2
: the indicated sum of a usually infinite sequence of numbers
3a
: the coins or currency of a particular country and period
b
: a group of postage stamps in different denominations
4
: a succession of volumes or issues published with related subjects or authors, similar format and price, or continuous numbering
5
: a division of rock formations that is smaller than a system and comprises rocks deposited during an epoch
6
: a group of chemical compounds related in composition and structure
7
: an arrangement of the parts of or elements in an electric circuit whereby the whole current passes through each part or element without branching — compare parallel
8
: a set of vowels connected by ablaut (such as i, a, u in ring, rang, rung)
9
: a number of games (as of baseball) played usually on consecutive days between two teams
in town for a 3-game series
10
: a group of successive coordinate sentence elements joined together
11
: soil series
12
: three consecutive games in bowling
in series
: in a serial or series arrangement
Examples of series in a Sentence
a five-part series on the history of baseball
a series of articles on global warming
The Yankees played a three-game series against the Red Sox last week.
The play-off series between the two teams begins next week.
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Five doses of the vaccine are needed to complete the initial series, one each at 2, 4, and 6 months, at 15 to 18 months, and at 4 to 6 years. — Sabrina Adams, SELF, "I Treat Infants With Whooping Cough in the ICU—Of Course I’m Pro-Vaccine," 26 Aug. 2019 Judge has hit a home run in each of the three games of this series in LA. — Andy Nesbitt, For The Win, "Aaron Judge tells fan he'll hit a home run for him, then hits monstrous home run," 25 Aug. 2019 Black women filmmakers are spotlighted, with screenings of more than 50 feature films and shorts, including narratives, documentaries, music videos, web series, experimental films and more. — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, "Things to do in Baltimore this week: Billie Holiday Arts & Music Festival, Baltimore Comedy Festival and more," 25 Aug. 2019 This series is a selection of her favorites from the past week. — Kristen Mcnicholas, National Geographic, "Your best photos of the week, August 23, 2019," 23 Aug. 2019 But the most unexpected part of this series, which features choreography by Leiomy Maldonado (voguing) and Twiggy Pucci Garçon (runway), is its modern-dance bent. — New York Times, "When It Comes to Dance, ‘Pose’ Never Stands Still," 23 Aug. 2019 This series will conclude on Thursday, Sept. 5, with a workshop featuring dahlias, zinnias, anemones, heuchera, black eyed Susan and gaillardia. — courant.com, "Community News For The Windsor Locks Edition," 21 Aug. 2019 On to this week’s picks for Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley: Thursday’s games Decatur at Huntsville This series resumed in 2016 after a four-year hiatus, with Decatur winning in 2016 and 2018 and Huntsville winning in 2017. — Josh Bean | Jbean@al.com, al, "Huntsville picks: Out-of-state HS teams invade Tennessee Valley," 20 Aug. 2019 And don’t miss the previous installments of this series highlighting dining room and bathroom ideas. — Samantha Weiss Hills, Curbed, "15 bedroom decor ideas to steal now," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'series.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for series
series
noun
English Language Learners Definition of series
: a number of things or events that are arranged or happen one after the other
: a set of regularly presented television shows involving the same group of characters or the same subject
: a set of books, articles, etc., that involve the same group of characters or the same subject
See the full definition for series in the English Language Learners Dictionary
series
noun
se·ries
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plural series
Kids Definition of series
: a number of things or events arranged in order and connected by being alike in some way
the third book in the series On either side of the rut were a series of ledges.— Louis Sachar, Holes
series
noun
se·ries
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plural series
Medical Definition of series
1
: a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession
described a new series of cases
2
: a group of specimens or types progressively differing from each other in some morphological or physiological attribute
a series of antitoxins
3
: a group of chemical compounds related in composition and structure
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