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noun a serialized set of programs
noun a periodical that appears at scheduled times
adjective in regular succession without gaps
originFormed as series + -al, on model of Latin seriālis, from seriēs + -ālis. Cognate to Italian seriale. First use appears c. 1823. See cite below.
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