Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

serially

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: se-ri-al-ly
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel.

Example Sentences

"All tickets are serially numbered by machine as they are printed, and while two tickets of the same number should not occur, it could possibly happen through a fault in the printing machine."

Etymology

Etymology tree English serial Middle English -ly English -ly English serially From serial + -ly.

Frequently Paired Words

in parallel parallelly

Questions

What does serially mean?: In series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel.
Where does serially come from?: Etymology tree English serial Middle English -ly English -ly English serially From serial + -ly.

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