serial meaning

EN[sɪəɹiːəɫ]

WSerial

Serial may refer to the presentation of works in sequential segments, e.g.:
Serial (literature), serialised fiction in print
Serial (radio and television),
Serial film, a short subject originally shown in theaters in conjunction with feature films,

NounPLserialsPREséri-SUF-al
1. A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
Adjective
1. Having to do with or arranged in a series.
  1. The serial killer had a string of victims across seven states.
  2. He was a serial entrepreneur, always coming up with a new way to make cash.
More Examples
1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
  - Federer, while not quite a serial sobber, also cried as a 21-year-old after beating Mark Philippoussis at Wimbledon in 2003.
  - In haemodynamically stable patients, Type 1 injuries (intimal tears) can be managed nonoperatively with aggressive heart rate and blood pressure control and serial imaging.
2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
  - Serial ultrasounds and fundoscopic examinations performed during and before treatment were normal.

Meaning of serial for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "serial" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Adjectives
  - Uncomparable adjectives
2. Morphemes
  - Suffixes
    - Words by suffix
      - Words suffixed with -al
3. Nouns
  - Countable nouns

Difficultness: Level 4

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Definiteness: Level 5

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Definite ➨ Versatile