| series | |
| 1. n. A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other. | |
| A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company. | |
| 2. n. (broadcasting, US, Canada) A television or radio program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals | |
| “Friends” was one of the most successful television series in recent years. | |
| 3. n. (broadcasting, British) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each. | |
| The third series of “Friends” aired from 1996 to 1997. | |
| 4. n. (mathematics) The sequence of partial sums \sum_i=1^na_i of a given sequence ai. | |
| The harmonic series has been much studied. | |
| 5. n. (cricket, baseball) A group of matches between two sides, with the aim being to win more matches than the opposition. | |
| The Blue Jays are playing the Yankees in a four-game series. | |
| 6. n. (zoology) An unranked taxon. | |
| 7. n. (botany) A subdivision of a genus, a taxonomic rank below that of section (and subsection) but above that of species. | |
| 8. n. (commerce) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities. | |
| 9. n. (phonology) A set of consonants that share a particular phonetic or phonological feature. | |
| 10. adj. (electronics) Connected one after the other in a circuit. | |
| You have to connect the lights in series for them to work properly. | |
