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serialize

verb [T] (UK usually serialise)
 
 
/ˈsɪə.ri.əl.aɪz/ US  /ˈsɪr.i.ə.laɪz/

Definition

If a book is serialized, it is made into a number of television or radio programmes or published in a newspaper or a magazine in parts: The novel was serialized for TV back in the 1990s.Broadcasting in generalNewspapers and magazines serialization (UK usually serialisation)
 
 
/ˌsɪə.ri.əl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/ US  /ˌsɪr.i.əl-/ noun [C or U]
(Definition of serialize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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