series

English

/ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/, /ˈsɪɹiz/

noun
Definitions
  • A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
  • (broadcasting) A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals
  • (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums .
  • (cricket) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition.
  • (zoology) An unranked taxon.
  • (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species.
  • (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
  • (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin seriēs root from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ser-

Gloss

bind, flow, protect, watch over, run, put together, arrange, tie, thread, unite, tack, stream, grasp, tie together, take, preserve

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

糸

Emoji

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