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serial

1 serial /ˈsirijəl/ adjective
1 serial
/ˈsirijəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of SERIAL
always used before a noun
: arranged or happening in a series
of a crime : committed many times usually in the same way
of a criminal : committing a series of crimes
: broadcast or published in separate parts over a period of time
computers : designed for a computer system in which very small pieces of information are sent one at a time over a single wire compare 1parallel 3

— serially

adverb
2 serial /ˈsirijəl/ noun
plural serials
2 serial
/ˈsirijəl/
noun
plural serials
Britannica Dictionary definition of SERIAL
[count]
: a story that is broadcast on television or radio or that is published in a magazine in separate parts over a period of time