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单词 series
释义

series

noun

se·​ries ˈsir-(ˌ)ēz How to pronounce series (audio)
plural series
often attributive
1
a
: a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession
a concert series
the hall opened into a series of small rooms
b
: a set of regularly presented television programs each of which is complete in itself
2
: the indicated sum of a usually infinite sequence of numbers
3
a
: the coins or currency of a particular country and period
b
: a group of postage stamps in different denominations
4
: a succession of volumes or issues published with related subjects or authors, similar format and price, or continuous numbering
5
: a division of rock formations that is smaller than a system and comprises rocks deposited during an epoch
6
: a group of chemical compounds related in composition and structure
7
: an arrangement of the parts of or elements in an electric circuit whereby the whole current passes through each part or element without branching compare parallel
8
: a set of vowels connected by ablaut (such as i, a, u in ring, rang, rung)
9
: a number of games (as of baseball) played usually on consecutive days between two teams
in town for a 3-game series
10
: a group of successive coordinate sentence elements joined together
11
: soil series
12
: three consecutive games in bowling
Phrases
in series
: in a serial or series arrangement

Example Sentences

a five-part series on the history of baseball a series of articles on global warming The Yankees played a three-game series against the Red Sox last week. The play-off series between the two teams begins next week.
Recent Examples on the Web Last year, Hollywood came calling for Guidara’s skill set too, with Schitt’s Creek co-creator and star Dan Levy casting Guidara as a judge on his new cooking-competition series, The Big Brunch, debuting on HBO Max in November. Howie Kahn, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 For iPhone users who have been plugging away with an aging model, the smartphone to consider after Apple’s latest product-launch event might not be its new iPhone 14 series. Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2022 Eligibility for Covid-19 vaccines was expanded to include ages 5 to 11 in November, making this the first full school year in which all school-age children could have their initial series. Deidre Mcphillips, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022 The single booster can be administered two months after either completing your primary vaccination series with the original vaccinations, or two months after your last booster dose. Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022 Children ages 12 to 17 who were vaccinated with either Moderna’s or Pfizer-BioNTech’s shots as their primary series can get boosted with Pfizer-BioNTech’s new Omicron booster. Alice Park, Time, 7 Sep. 2022 As with her Maggie Hope series, MacNeal shows how ordinary people can rise to the moment, risking life to help stop hate. Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2022 To be eligible, residents need to have completed their primary vaccination series and also be at least two months out from their last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine. Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Antiques Roadshow is currently filming its 45th series, and Camilla's episode is expected to air sometime in 2023. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 7 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from serere to join, link together; akin to Greek eirein to string together, hormos chain, necklace, and perhaps to Latin sort-, sors lot

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

series

noun

se·​ries ˈsir-ēz How to pronounce series (audio)
plural series
: a number of things or events arranged in order and connected by being alike in some way
the third book in the series
On either side of the rut were a series of ledges. Louis Sachar, Holes

Medical Definition

series

noun

se·​ries ˈsi(ə)r-(ˌ)ēz How to pronounce series (audio)
plural series
1
: a number of things or events of the same class coming one after another in spatial or temporal succession
described a new series of cases
2
: a group of specimens or types progressively differing from each other in some morphological or physiological attribute
a series of antitoxins
3
: a group of chemical compounds related in composition and structure

series

noun

as in succession
a set of things or events arranged in order or considered together The museum is having a series of events for children this summer.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • succession
  • sequence
  • string
  • batch
  • variety
  • chain
  • collection
  • cycle
  • development
  • bunch
  • run
  • course
  • group
  • train
  • suit
  • progression
  • lot
  • grouping
  • package
  • aggregation
  • conglomeration
  • mixture
  • aggregate
  • accumulation
  • set
  • cluster
  • suite
  • battery
  • assortment
  • bank
  • clutch
  • hodgepodge
  • band
  • array
  • miscellany
  • constellation
  • assemblage
  • block
  • jumble
  • clump
  • passel
  • agglomeration
  • parcel
  • sundries
  • huddle
  • muster
  • clot
  • knot
  • odds and ends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unit
  • item
  • entity
  • single
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