series
2
2.7
- noun
- /ˈsɪriz/
- It is issue number two of our comic book series, Rhett and Link's Blood Oath.
- designs of a series
- 1989 series
- 1998 series
Examples
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Internationally, the ISO 9000 series of quality management systems has gained almost universal acceptance.
Academic text (1994) -
I have the whole series.
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I read the first three books of a series called The Black Witch.
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Among these short stories are a series of remarkable animal fables.
Fiction book (1994) -
The British Pain Society (see Resources) has produced a series of pain scales in multiple languages (Figure 2).
Academic text (2011) -
Eleanor put together a top-notch research library for us... with a complete first-edition set of The Life Aquatic companion series.
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The collector was thrilled to receive a series of limited-edition stamps featuring endangered animals.
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My grandfather has a series of old coins from different countries that he enjoys showing to visitors.
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At the auction, I found a series of vintage postcards depicting famous landmarks around the world.
Idioms
Compounds
- US
161
3.0
An annual baseball championship in North America between the winners of the American League and the National League
- Specialized
8
3.7
A list of numbers measured one after another at regular steps to show change, for example daily temperature or sales
- Specialized
1
6.7
An X-ray test of the stomach and intestines after drinking a barium solution
- Specialized
1
3.9
Parts connected one after another so electricity has only one path and flows through each
- Specialized
1
7.2
A list of numbers where each number is the previous number multiplied by the same number
- Specialized
1
9.9
A group of rare metals with similar properties used in magnets and electronics
- Specialized
1
8.6
A way to write a repeating shape or wave as a sum of sine and cosine waves
- Specialized
1
9.9
A group of 15 radioactive elements in the periodic table from actinium to lawrencium, including uranium and plutonium
- Specialized
An ordered list of metals and ions showing which ones gain or lose electrons more easily
- Specialized
A list of metals that shows which metal can replace another in a liquid
- Specialized
A list of metals and metal ions arranged by how easily they lose electrons
- Specialized
A group of simple chemicals made of carbon and hydrogen, like methane and propane
- Specialized
A group of simple molecules made only of carbon and hydrogen, starting with methane
- NSFW
A very poisonous chemical weapon like sarin or tabun that stops nerves working quickly
- Specialized
A group of simple molecules like methane and propane made of hydrogen and carbon
- Specialized
A page near the front of a book that shows the series name and other details
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Etymology
Series comes from the Latin word series, meaning 'a row' or 'a sequence', just like the word serial. So a stamp or coin series is a group with the same design released together as a set.