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Meaning of series in English

series
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɪə.riːz/ us/ˈsɪr.iːz/ plural series

series noun [C] (SET OF EVENTS)

B2
a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:
series of There has been a series of sexual attacks on women in the area.
She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers.
a number of games played one after another by two teams against each other:
The Yankees have a four-game series against the Orioles at home.
series victory The West Indies beat them in Perth to secure a 2-1 series victory.
in series
Parts of an electrical system that are in series are arranged in a single line so that the current flows through each part, one after another:
If two bulbs are in series, there is a single conducting path.
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series noun [C] (SET OF BROADCASTS)

B1
a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations:
I missed the second episode of the series so I don't know what's going on now.
television series The star is to host a television series on extreme sports.
comedy series
series finale

series noun [C] (SET OF BOOKS)

B2
a set of books published by the same company that deal with the same subject:
series on They do a series on architecture throughout the ages.
(Definition of series from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

series | American Dictionary

series
noun [ C ]
us/ˈsɪər·iz/ plural series
a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:
A series of scandals over the past year has not helped public confidence in the administration.
(Definition of series from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

series | Business English

series
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɪəriːz/ usplural series
a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:
a series of articles/books/studies This is the first of a series of articles looking at financial instability.
a series of crimes/attacks
PRODUCTION
a set or range of similar products made by a company:
The company has announced two new lines, the 2200 series and the 2300 series.
FINANCE, STOCK MARKET
used in the name of a company's shares that have things in common, for example particular voting rights:
Shares are called Series A if they are the first batch of a series of shares issued by the company.

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(Definition of series from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of series

series
The entire series ought to find a place on every country house bookshelf.
Assume that the time series is strictly stationary.
We build on this argument by means of a trivariate time-series model for forecasting.
In each case, these series are specific to the model and to the choice of parameters.
Leisure is much less volatile than any other series.
The mean value is subtracted from each series.
In view of all of this activity, it is not surprising that several frameworks already exist for analyzing the frequency dependence of time-series relationships.
We shall establish a series of expansions that are parallel to the expansions on each side of the trace formula.
Autocorrelation could also be a problem in the separate time-series estimations.
To obtain the properties of the solution and free boundary, a series uniform estimates must be obtained.
The discipline has its own professors and academic structure, its own journals and series of publication.
Is it the 'management sodden culture' that flattens all endeavour into a tediously predictable series of 'outcomes'?
The food object is manipulated toward the mouth, at which time a series of bite/swallow responses occur.
As the canal system no longer provided the means of obtaining water, a series of wells were dug parallel to the old canal.
Examination of ceramic data suggests that the contents of the pit were deposited in a single dumping episode or a series of rapid episodes.
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Collocations with series

series

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all-time series
The rivalry is known for being very close, both in the all-time series and in each game.
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animated series
Ohkawa still used her previous name for some of the scripts she wrote for animated series.
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anime series
Later, he became involved in the character design for various military-themed television anime series and video games.
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Translations of series

in Chinese (Traditional)
系列事件, 一連串, 一系列…
in Chinese (Simplified)
系列事件, 一连串, 一系列…
in Spanish
serie, colección de libros, serie [feminine…
in Portuguese
série, seriado, série [feminine]…
मालिका, साखळी, एकामागून एक समान किंवा तत्सम गोष्टी घडणे…
(テレビやラジオ番組の)シリーズ, 一連, 連続…
dizi, seri…
série [feminine], suite [feminine], championnat [masculine]…
sèrie, col·lecció de llibres…
serie…
பல ஒத்த அல்லது தொடர்புடைய நிகழ்வுகள் அல்லது விஷயங்கள், ஒன்றன் பின் ஒன்றாக, இரண்டு அணிகள் ஒன்றுக்கொன்று எதிராக ஒன்றன் பின் ஒன்றாக விளையாடும் பல ஆட்டங்களின் தொடர்…
कई, क्रमिक, अनेक समान या संबंधित गतिविधियों की एक कड़ी…
કેટલીક, અનુક્રમિક, કેટલીક સમાન અથવા સંબંધિત પ્રવૃત્તિઓની શ્રેણી…
række, -række, serie…
serie…
siri…
die Serien (pl.)…
rekke [masculine], serie [masculine], turnering [masculine]…
سلسلہ, تواتر, تسلسل…
серія, цикл…
అనేక సారూప్య లేదా సంబంధిత సంఘటనలు లేదా విషయాలు, ఒకదానిని మరొకటి అనుసరించడం, పరంపర/రెండు జట్లు ఒకదానితో ఒకటి ఒక ఆట తరువాత మరొక ఆటగా ఆడిన అనేక ఆటలు…
ধারাবাহিক, সিরিজ, দুই দলের মধ্যে বেশ কয়েকবার খেলা…
řada, série…
seri…
อนุกรม, ลำดับ, ชุด…
loạt, dãy, chuỗi…
seria, serial…
(텔레비전, 라디오) 시리즈, 연속…
serie, collana…
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