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serialist

serialist adjective: of, pertaining to, or employing serialism.

Adjective

serialist (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or employing serialism.

Noun

serialist (plural serialists)

  1. A practitioner or adherent of serialism, an approach to composing which emphasizes the use of a series of notes, especially scales, to achieve coherence.
    • In the last decade or so, this once unabashedly complex serialist, now 68, seems to have allowed a lyrical generosity into his works.2007 January 16, Anthony Tommasini, “Serious German Violinist Gets a Rock Star Ovation”, in New York Times
  2. A serial offender; usually a serial killer, but may also include a serial rapist or serial arsonist depending on the context.
  3. A writer or creator of serials; someone who creates a work that is published in installments.

serialist meaning in Tamil

serialist in Tamil

தொடர்கதை எழுத்தாளர்

Forms of serialist

pluralserialists

Origin of serialist

From serial + -ist.

Questions about serialist

What does serialist mean?
Serialist means of, pertaining to, or employing serialism.
What is serialist in Tamil?
Serialist in Tamil is தொடர்கதை எழுத்தாளர். See Serialist meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is serialist?
Serialist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near serialist in the dictionary

  1. serialised
  2. serialises
  3. serialising
  4. serialism
  5. serialisms
  6. serialist
  7. serialistic
  8. serialists
  9. serialities
  10. seriality
  11. serializability

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Adapted from Wiktionary: serialist (page history and authors); serialist (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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