- [only before noun] doing the same thing in the same way several times; done in the same way several times
- a serial rapist
- He is wanted for serial murder.
- Such people can be described as serial monogamists.
- [only before noun] (of a story, etc.) broadcast or published in several separate parts
- a novel in serial form
- The BBC has taken each installment of Charles Dickens' serial novel ‘Bleak House’ and created 15 half-hour episodes.
- [usually before noun] (specialist) arranged in a series
- tasks carried out in the same serial order
Homophones cereal | serialcereal serial/ˈsɪəriəl//ˈsɪriəl/- cereal noun
- He took a box of breakfast cereal from the cupboard and put it on the table.
- serial noun
- All the female characters in this serial are very strong.
- serial adjective
- The novel was first published in serial form.
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