series

noun

A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.

(broadcasting) A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.

(broadcasting, chiefly UK) Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).

(cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.

(mathematics) The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.

(commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.

(taxonomy) (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.

(taxonomy) (lepidopterology) The optional taxonomic rank above group, but below epifamily.

(taxonomy) (ichthyology) The optional taxonomic rank above order/subseries, but below superorder.

(phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.

Roots

serereseri- · Latin · to join, link, bind together

Synonyms for series

successionn consecutivenessn sequencen sequeln consecutionn

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