Kilo Lingo

/ˈsɪəriːz/

Line drawing of series
Coloured illustration of series
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Translation

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

Word origin

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

Origin
Latin
Root
series

Grammar

Gender
Pluralseriesirregular

Examples

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"A series of" means several things one after another.

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A "series" on television is a set of shows that belong together.

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The plural of "series" is also "series", with no extra letter.

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This word is part of lesson 39.