"serial" meaning in English

See serial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ [UK], /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/ [US] Audio: En-au-serial.ogg
Etymology: Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italian seriale. First use appears c. 1823. See cite below. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|series|al}} series + -al, {{der|en|la|seriālis}} Latin seriālis, {{cog|it|seriale}} Italian seriale Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} serial (not comparable)
  1. Having to do with or arranged in a series. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: sequential Translations (Having to do with or arranged in a series): сериен (serien) (Bulgarian), sériový (Czech), sarja- (Finnish), en serie (Galician), Serien- (German), σειριακός (seiriakós) (Greek), sorozat- (Hungarian), seryjny (Polish), serial (Portuguese), serial (Romanian), en serie (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-serial-en-adj-0mMOhRww Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 13 8 14 6 6 10 22 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 17 14 8 13 7 7 7 21 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 10 7 5 8 3 3 4 13 1 12 12 0 0 0 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 18 8 13 7 6 8 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 20 7 13 6 6 10 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 20 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 20 8 12 6 6 8 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 18 8 13 7 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 20 8 13 6 6 10 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 13 6 14 5 6 16 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 16 17 7 16 5 7 8 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 15 6 14 6 5 15 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 19 8 13 6 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 20 8 12 6 6 8 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 23 7 13 6 6 7 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 18 8 13 7 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 18 8 13 6 6 8 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 19 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 15 20 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 16 8 13 6 6 10 18 5 Disambiguation of 'Having to do with or arranged in a series': 79 7 6 8
  2. (of a person) Who performs a specified action or course of action repeatedly or regularly. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: career
    Sense id: en-serial-en-adj-TF30ADws Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 13 8 14 6 6 10 22 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 17 14 8 13 7 7 7 21 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 23 7 11 5 6 11 17 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 18 8 13 7 6 8 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 20 7 13 6 6 10 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 20 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 20 8 12 6 6 8 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 18 8 13 7 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 20 8 13 6 6 10 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 13 6 14 5 6 16 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 16 17 7 16 5 7 8 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 15 6 14 6 5 15 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 19 8 13 6 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 20 8 12 6 6 8 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 23 7 13 6 6 7 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 18 8 13 7 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 18 8 13 6 6 8 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 19 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 15 20 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 16 8 13 6 6 10 18 5
  3. Published or produced in installments. Tags: not-comparable Translations (Published or produced in installments): sorozat (Hungarian), seriado (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-serial-en-adj-JH4bdV6L Disambiguation of 'Published or produced in installments': 8 4 83 5
  4. (grammar) Of or relating to a grammatical aspect relating to an action that is habitual and ongoing. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-serial-en-adj-ahDsSx11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 13 8 14 6 6 10 22 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 17 14 8 13 7 7 7 21 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 18 8 13 7 6 8 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 20 7 13 6 6 10 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 20 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 20 8 12 6 6 8 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 18 8 13 7 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 20 8 13 6 6 10 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 13 6 14 5 6 16 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 16 17 7 16 5 7 8 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 15 6 14 6 5 15 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 19 8 13 6 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 20 8 12 6 6 8 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 23 7 13 6 6 7 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 18 8 13 7 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 18 8 13 6 6 8 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 19 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 15 20 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 16 8 13 6 6 10 18 5 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ [UK], /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/ [US] Audio: En-au-serial.ogg Forms: serials [plural]
Etymology: Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italian seriale. First use appears c. 1823. See cite below. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|series|al}} series + -al, {{der|en|la|seriālis}} Latin seriālis, {{cog|it|seriale}} Italian seriale Head templates: {{en-noun}} serial (plural serials)
  1. A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end. Translations (literal work): jatkokertomus [fiction, literature, publishing, media] (Finnish), kirjoitussarja (english: fact) (Finnish), feuilleton [masculine] (French), σειρά (seirá) [feminine] (Greek), सीरियल (sīriyal) [masculine] (Hindi), folytatásos (Hungarian), sraithchlár [masculine] (Irish), sraith (fam) [feminine] (Irish), série [feminine] (Portuguese), följetong (Swedish), cyfres [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-serial-en-noun-vHZW6YF3 Disambiguation of 'literal work': 54 7 32 7
  2. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end. Translations (publication): сериал (serial) [masculine] (Bulgarian), julkaisusarja (Finnish), sraithiris [feminine] (Irish), série [feminine] (Portuguese), cyfnodolyn [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-serial-en-noun-SG1mLcEB Disambiguation of 'publication': 6 90 1 3
  3. (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Computing Translations (serial number required to activate software): serial [masculine] (Portuguese), mã kích hoạt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-serial-en-noun-~n6J8AKL Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 13 6 14 5 6 16 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 15 6 14 6 5 15 17 6 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'serial number required to activate software': 2 3 95 1
  4. (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-serial-en-noun-ha-URWb6 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 13 8 14 6 6 10 22 3 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 17 14 8 13 7 7 7 21 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 18 9 6 4 7 3 3 4 11 1 16 15 0 0 0 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 10 7 5 8 3 3 4 13 1 12 12 0 0 0 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 18 8 13 7 6 8 21 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 15 20 7 13 6 6 10 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 20 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 20 8 12 6 6 8 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 16 18 8 13 7 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 20 8 13 6 6 10 18 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 17 13 6 14 5 6 16 15 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 16 17 7 16 5 7 8 19 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 16 15 6 14 6 5 15 17 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 15 19 8 13 6 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 16 20 8 12 6 6 8 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 23 7 13 6 6 7 19 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 16 18 8 13 7 6 8 22 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 18 8 13 6 6 8 20 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 16 19 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 15 20 8 13 6 6 8 21 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 16 8 13 6 6 10 18 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: daytime serial Related terms: seriate, seriatim, seriation, series, fascicle, twelve tone technique

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ [UK], /ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/ [US] Audio: En-au-serial.ogg Forms: serials [present, singular, third-person], serialling [participle, present], serialing [US, participle, present], serialled [participle, past], serialled [past], serialed [US, participle, past], serialed [US, past]
Etymology: Formed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italian seriale. First use appears c. 1823. See cite below. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|series|al}} series + -al, {{der|en|la|seriālis}} Latin seriālis, {{cog|it|seriale}} Italian seriale Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=serialed|past2_qual=US|pres_ptc2=serialing|pres_ptc2_qual=US}} serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)
  1. (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-serial-en-verb-JNMbiwiu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        },
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          "word": "sorozat"
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        "natural-sciences",
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        "sciences"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "serial number required to activate software",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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        {
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          "ref": "1992, James Donald, Ali Rattansi, Race, Culture and Difference, page 66:",
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        "US",
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serialled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serialled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serialed",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "serialed",
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++",
        "past2": "serialed",
        "past2_qual": "US",
        "pres_ptc2": "serialing",
        "pres_ptc2_qual": "US"
      },
      "expansion": "serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "assign",
          "assign"
        ],
        [
          "serial number",
          "serial number"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪɚ.i.əl/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-serial.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/83/En-au-serial.ogg/En-au-serial.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/En-au-serial.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cereal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "serial"
}

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