serial

[ seer-ee-uh l ]
/ ˈsɪər i əl /

noun

anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
Library Science. a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numerical or chronological designation and intended to be continued indefinitely.

adjective

Origin of serial

From the New Latin word seriālis, dating back to 1835–45. See series, -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM serial

se·ri·al·ly, adverb non·se·ri·al, noun, adjective non·se·ri·al·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH serial

cereal serial

Example sentences from the Web for serially

British Dictionary definitions for serially

serial
/ (ˈsɪərɪəl) /

noun

a novel, play, etc, presented in separate instalments at regular intervals
a publication, usually regularly issued and consecutively numbered

adjective

Derived forms of serial

serially, adverb

Word Origin for serial

C19: from New Latin seriālis, from Latin seriēs series