adj.
- consisting of, forming part of, or taking place in a series.
- repeatedly committing the same offence or following a characteristic behaviour pattern:
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a serial killer.
- Music relating to or using serialism.
- Computing (of a device) involving the transfer of data as a single sequence of bits.
n.
- a published or broadcast story or play appearing in regular instalments.
- (in a library) a periodical.
Derivative
- seriality n.
- serially adv.
Etymology
C19: from series + -al, perh. suggested by Fr. sérial.
