Commentary: SERIES[+event] similar things placed in order or happening one after another
Examples:
They were investigating a series of bank robberies.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: serial - a periodical that appears at scheduled times
Examples:
I own the whole X-men series.
The Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers.
His coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3 5
Commentary: SERIES[+event] television series - a serialized set of programs
Examples:
It was the longest running series in history, it lasted ten years.
The comedy series was taken off the air after only one month.
The Masterworks concert series went on for years.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: SERIES[+event] several contests played successively by the same team
Examples:
The visiting team swept the series.
He watched the series every week, like all devoted fans.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
Examples:
The convergence of a series is related to the convergence of a sequence.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
Examples:
The voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors.
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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 7