series
/ˈsɪɹ.iz/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
noun
A television or radio program consisting of several episodes that are broadcast at regular intervals.
noun
Synonym of season (“one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole series”).
British usage
noun
The sequence of partial sums ∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_i of a given sequence aᵢ.
noun
A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
noun
A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
Example Sentences
- "A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company."
- "When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain."
- "Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures."
- "Friends was one of the most successful television series in recent years."
- "I enjoyed the third series of Friends."
- "The harmonic series has been much studied."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *séreti Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin seriēsbor. English series Attested from the 1610s; borrowed from Latin seriēs, from serere (“to join together, bind”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Related to desert, insert, sermon, and sorcerer.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɪɹ.iz/
- British English: /ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/