Synonyms for series

Grammar : Noun

Spell : seer-eez

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪər iz

Top 10 synonyms for series

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Définition of series

Origin : 1610s, "a number or set of things of one kind arranged in a line," from Latin series "row, chain, series, sequence, succession," from serere "to join, link, bind together, arrange, attach, put; join in speech, discuss," from PIE root *ser- (3) "to line up, join" (cf. Sanskrit sarat- "thread," Greek eirein "to fasten together in rows," Gothic sarwa (plural) "armor, arms," Old Norse sörve "necklace of stringed pearls," Old Irish sernaid "he joins together," Welsh ystret "row").
Meaning "set of printed works published consecutively" is from 1711. Meaning "set of radio or television programs with the same characters and themes" is attested from 1949. Baseball sense "set of games on consecutive days between the same teams" is from 1862.

noun order, succession

Example sentences :

All of the "Coverley" series came out in the English Illustrated.
Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

There should be a series of Coming of Ages for every individual.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

I—a series of things happened, and I decided I was in the wrong business.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

A series of concerts followed, at which various oratorios and other works were performed.
Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent

To make sure there was no mistake, the series of questions was repeated.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

The remainder of his life was a series of deserved afflictions.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

What was the stanchest code of ethics but a trunk with a series of false bottoms?
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

Two of the positions assumed in this series are shown in the cuts.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

Then he put me through a series of psychological test queries.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

Marguerite paused, and made a series of holes in the sand with her walking-stick.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Antonyms for series

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