# series

Pronunciation: say "SEER-eez" US /ˈsɪɹiz/, UK/AUS /ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/

## Noun

1. A number of things arranged or occurring in succession, or linked together in order.
   - Simple: A group of things that come one after another or are joined in order.
   - _This novel is the first in a series of related volumes._
   - _A series of unexpected delays pushed the launch back by weeks._
2. A television or radio program made up of several episodes broadcast at regular intervals.
   - Simple: A TV or radio show made up of many episodes shown one after another.
   - _The crime series ran for five years before it finally ended._
   - _The documentary series aired weekly on public radio._
3. A group of matches between two sides, where the goal is to win more matches than the opponent.
   - Simple: A set of games played between two teams to see who wins the most.
   - _The visiting side took the series after winning the deciding match._
   - _A best-of-seven series will decide the championship this month._
4. In British usage, one of the groups of episodes that together make up a whole show; equivalent to a season. *(UK)*
   - Simple: In British English, one block of episodes from a show, the same as what Americans call a season.
   - _The first series of the sitcom had only six episodes._
   - _Each series of the show was filmed in a different city._
5. In mathematics, the sequence of partial sums formed by adding the terms of a given sequence one after another.
   - Simple: In math, the result of adding the terms of a list of numbers together one by one.
   - _Because each term is half the one before it, the infinite series 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 + ... adds up to exactly 2._
   - _The series diverges because its partial sums grow without bound._

## Other meanings

- (noun) Consonants considered together because they have a phonetic or phonological characteristic in common.
- (noun) In biological classification, an optional rank whose position varies by field: in botany it subdivides a genus, below section and above species; in some zoological schemes it falls between superorder and order.
- (noun) In the diamond trade, a parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.

## Origin

Proto-Indo-European *ser- ("to put together, bind, line up") lies behind Latin serere ("to join together, bind") and seriēs, which English borrowed. The English word is recorded from the 1610s. Desert, insert, sermon, and sorcerer are related.

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