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serialist|ˈsɪərɪəlɪst|
[f. serial a. + -ist.]
1. A writer of serials.
1846Blackw. Mag. LX. 594 The characters depicted by some of our later serialists. 1902A. Bennett Truth about Author xii, in Academy 5 July 44/2, I found an outlet..more remunerative than the concoction of serials; and I am a serialist no longer.
2. One who holds views that accord with a serial theory; spec. one who learns by studying items arranged in a series.
1936Mind XLV. 31 The controversy between substrativists and serialists is one of long standing. 1975G. Pask Conversation, Cognition & Learning 561 Serialists learn, remember and recapitulate a body of information in small, well-defined and sequentially-ordered segments.
3. Mus. A composer or advocate of serial music.
1959Atlantic Monthly Feb. 88/2, I do believe, however, that success will not wholly pass by the rhythmic experimenters and the 100 per cent serialists. 1962Times 26 Feb. 14/7 The two pieces..illustrated the difference of outlook between the newest generation of English serialists and their predecessors. 1980Early Music Apr. 253/3 Many of these works are characterized by a degree of formal organization which would delight serialists.
4. attrib. or as adj.
1936Mind XLV. 31 The serialist hypothesis..seems to me beset with difficulties and obscurities. 1959Times 13 Feb. 13/4 The Institute of Contemporary Arts is presenting a whole serialist programme. 1975G. Pask Conversation, Cognition & Learning iv. 108 The respondent is free to learn in any way and is found to adopt a holist or serialist approach. |