series
[noun]
Synonyms: sequence, chain, course, order, progression, run, set, string, succession, train

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Related Words: continuance, continuation, run, category, group, set, column, tier, gradation, scale

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

se‧ries S2 W1 AC /ˈsɪəriːz $ ˈsɪr-/ noun (plural series) [countable usually singular]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: serere 'to join']

1. series of something several events or actions of a similar type that happen one after the other:
the series of events that led to the outbreak of war
The police are investigating a series of attacks in the area.
There’s been a whole series of accidents on this road.

2. PLANNED EVENTS a group of events or actions that are planned to happen one after the other
series of
This autumn the BBC will be showing a series of French films.
Staff will hold a series of meetings over the next few weeks.
a summer lecture series

3. TV/RADIO a set of television or radio programmes that have the same characters or deal with the same type of subject, and are usually broadcast every week or several times a week:
a new comedy series

4. BOOKS/ARTICLES ETC several books, articles etc that deal with the same subject or tell stories about the same characters
series of
a series of articles on community care
a science fiction series

5. SIMILAR THINGS several things of the same kind
series of
a series of laws against discrimination
The area is linked by a series of canals.

6. SPORT a set of sports games played between the same two teams
the World Series (=in baseball)
Test series (=in cricket)

7. in series technical being connected so that electricity passes through the parts of something electrical in the correct order

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

series
noun
I. number of things that come one after another
ADJ. whole He is in hospital for a whole series of tests.
endless, long | complex a complex series of events
continuous | concert, lecture, test (in cricket) Australia won the test series against England.
PREP. in a/the ~ The quartet will be performing in a series of lunchtime concerts.
~ of
PHRASES the first/last, etc. of a/the series, the first/latest, etc. in a series

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

series
II. programmes on radio/television
ADJ. radio, television/TV | comedy, crime, documentary, drama
QUANT. part
PREP. in a/the ~ She has a small part in a drama series for radio.
~ about/on We watched the final part of a series on famous gardens.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲