"series" in the noun sense
1. series
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
"they were investigating a series of bank robberies"
2. serial, series
a serialized set of programs
"a comedy series"
"the Masterworks concert series"
3. series, serial, serial publication
a periodical that appears at scheduled times
4. series
sports) several contests played successively by the same teams
"the visiting team swept the series"
5. series
electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other
"the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"
6. series
a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection
"the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"
"his coin collection included the complete series of Indian-head pennies"
7. series
mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
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