serial in English: Happening or arranged in a series, one after another; also a story told in many parts. (adjective)

Translation

Happening or arranged in a series, one after another; also a story told in many parts.

Word origin

From Latin series, a row or chain, from serere, to join together.

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"Serial" here means doing the same terrible thing again and again.

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A "serial number" places one item in a long numbered series.

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As a noun, a "serial" is a story told in many parts. It sounds exactly like "cereal", the breakfast food.

series

A number of things of the same kind that come one after another.

episode

One part of a television or radio series.

order

To ask for food, drink, or goods to be brought to you.

number

A word or symbol, like one, two, or three, that tells you how many.

television

A box with a screen that shows programmes and films; the short form is TV.

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