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series > 7 senses
NOUN1seriesSimilar things placed in order or happening one after another
2series, serialA serialized set of programs
3series, serial, serial publicationA periodical that appears at scheduled times
4series(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
5seriesA group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
6series(mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
7series(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
series > pronunciation
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RhymesAchilles, always, amenities, and 109 more rhymes in iyz at the HyperDic website...
series > noun 1, group
MeaningSimilar things placed in order or happening one after another.
Examples"they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
Narroweractinide series; chain, concatenation; course, line; cycle; electromotive series, electromotive force series, electrochemical series; hierarchy; nexus; progression, patterned advance; rash, blizzard; sequence; string, train; succession; wave train; helium group; actinide series; lanthanide series
Broaderordering, order, ordination
Adjectivesserial
series > noun 2, communication
MeaningA serialized set of programs.
Examples"a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"
Synonymsserial
Partsepisode, installment, instalment
Narrowersoap opera; tetralogy
Broaderbroadcast, program, programme
series > noun 3, communication
MeaningA periodical that appears at scheduled times.
Synonymsserial, serial publication
Membersissue, number
Partsinstallment, instalment
Narrowermonthly; bimonthly; quarterly; weekly; biweekly
Broaderperiodical
series > noun 4, event
Meaning(sports) several contests played successively by the same teams.
Examples"the visiting team swept the series"
Categorysport, athletics
Narrowerhome stand; World Series
Broadercontest, competition
series > noun 5, group
MeaningA group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection.
Examples"the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
Broadergroup, grouping
series > noun 6, cognition
Meaning(mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions.
Categorymathematics, math, maths
Narrowerpower series; convergence, convergency; divergence, divergency; geometric series; Fourier series; exponential series
Broaderpolynomial, multinomial
series > noun 7, relation
Meaning(electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other.
Examples"the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"
Categoryelectronics
Broaderconnection, connexion, connectedness

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