series

noun [C] (SET OF EVENTS)

/ˈsɪə.riːz/

/ˈsɪr.iːz/ (plural series)

Definition

B2 a number of similar or related events or things, one following another: There has been a series of sexual attacks on women in the area. She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers.Order and sequenceSimultaneous and consecutive › a number of games played by two teams: The Yankees have a four-game series against the Orioles at home.Competitions, and parts of competitions in series › Parts of an electrical system that are in series are arranged in a single line so that the current flows through each part, one after another.Electrical components and circuitry

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