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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Series \Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or
     bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf.
     Assert, Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert,
     Seraglio.]
     1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in
        order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order;
        course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of
        calamitous events.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              During some years his life a series of triumphs.
                                                    --Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants
        including several subordinate related groups.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
           only orders or families; in other cases only species.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group
        of families showing certain structural or morphological
        relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some
        writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     4. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one
        another, each of which is derived from one or more of the
        preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series;
        as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a
        circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form
        a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel.
        The parts so arranged are said to be
  
     in series.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     6. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Series \Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or
     bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf.
     Assert, Desert a solitude, Exert, Insert,
     Seraglio.]
     1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in
        order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order;
        course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of
        calamitous events.
  
              During some years his life a series of triumphs.
                                                    --Macaulay.
  
     2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants
        including several subordinate related groups.
  
     Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
           only orders or families; in other cases only species.
  
     3. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one
        another, each of which is derived from one or more of the
        preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series;
        as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Series \Se"ries\, n.
     1. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group
        of families showing certain structural or morphological
        relationships. It corresponds to the cohort of some
        writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.
  
     2. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a
        circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form
        a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel.
        The parts so arranged are said to be
  
     in series.
  
     3. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  series
       n 1: similar things placed in order or happening one after
            another; "they were investigating a series of bank
            robberies"
       2: a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the
          Masterworks concert series" [syn: serial]
       3: a periodical that appears at scheduled times [syn: serial,
           serial publication]
       4: (sports) several contests played successively by the same
          teams; "the visiting team swept the series"
       5: a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group
          of coins or currency selected as a group for study or
          collection; "the Post Office issued a series commemorating
          famous American entertainers"; "his coin collection
          included the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
       6: (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of
          expressions
       7: (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that
          current flows first through one and then through the
          other; "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed
          resistors"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  series
     Λατινικά n.
     1 η σειρά
     2 η γραμμή
     3 η διαδοχή
     4 η αλυσίδα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  series
     Catalan vb.
     (ca-verb form of p=2 n=sg m=cond ser)
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl serie)
     Latin n.
     1 a row
     2 a succession
     3 a series
     4 a chain
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: seriar)
     Swedish n.
     c (noun form of sv serie  indef gen s)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  series
     n.
     1 A number of things that follow on one after the other or are
  connected one after the other.
     2 (lb en broadcasting) A television or radio program which consists
  of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
     3 (tea room sense en m=June y=2020) (lb en mathematics) The sequence
  of partial sums <math> sum_{i=1^n{a_i}</math> of a given
  sequence ''a<sub>i</sub>''.
     4 (lb en cricket baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with
  the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
     5 (lb en zoology) An unranked taxon.
     6 (senseid en botany rank)(lb en botany) A subdivision of a genus, a
  taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of
  species.
     7 (lb en commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
     8 (lb en phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular
  phonetic or phonological feature.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  series
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl serie)
     Latin n.
     1 a row
     2 a succession
     3 a series
     4 a chain
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: seriar)
     Swedish n.
     c (noun form of sv serie  indef gen s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  series
     Dutch n.
     (plural of nl serie)
     Interlingua n.
     (plural of ia serie)
     n.
     1 A number of things that follow on one after the other or are
  connected one after the other.
     2 (lb en broadcasting) A television or radio program which consists
  of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
     3 (tea room sense en m=June y=2020) (lb en mathematics) The sequence
  of partial sums <math> sum_{i=1^n{a_i}</math> of a given
  sequence ''a<sub>i</sub>''.
     4 (lb en cricket baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with
  the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
     5 (lb en zoology) An unranked taxon.
     6 (senseid en botany rank)(lb en botany) A subdivision of a genus, a
  taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of
  species.
     7 (lb en commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
     8 (lb en phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular
  phonetic or phonological feature.
     Spanish n.
     (noun form of es serie  p)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: seriar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  series
     Espanja n.
     (taivm-mon es serie luok=s)
     Latina n.
     sarja

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  series
     Latin n.
     1 rad
     2 serie
     Nederländska n.
     (böjning nl subst serie)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  series'
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst series)

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  series
     n.
     (böjning sv subst serie)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Series /sˈiəɹiz/
  السلسلة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  series //ˈsiɹiz// //ˈsɪə.ɹiːz// //ˈsɪəɹɪ.ɪz// //ˈsɪɹiz// 
  1. поредица, се́рия
  a number of things that follow on one after the other
  2. ред
  in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
  3. сериа́л, серия
  television or radio program

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  series /sˈiəɹiz/ 
  řada

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  series /sˈiəɹiz/ 
  série

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  series /sˈiəɹiz/ 
  TV série

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  series /sˈiəɹiz/ 
  sled

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  series /sˈiəɹiz/ 
  sada

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  series /sˈiəɹiz/
  skupina