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serials

serials is the plural of serial.

Meaning of serial

Noun

serial (plural serials)

  1. A literary or dramatic work, such as a radio or television programme, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
  2. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
  3. (slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
    • Go to these sites for serials, cracks and keygens.
  4. (UK) A unit of police officers equipped with shields to tackle a riot.
    • The practice, especially among members of shield serials, of 'whooping like cowboys and indians' and beating of truncheons on riot shields must cease as this tends to frighten and intimidate rioters.1992, James Donald, Ali Rattansi, Race, Culture and Difference, page 66

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Phrases with serials

Questions about serials

What is serials the plural of?
Serials is the plural of serial.

Words near serials in the dictionary

  1. serializes
  2. serializing
  3. serialled
  4. serialling
  5. serially
  6. serials
  7. Serian
  8. Serians
  9. seriate
  10. seriated
  11. seriately

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Adapted from Wiktionary: serials (page history and authors); serial (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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