Standard Lemma guide
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Sound
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adj
Of, pertaining to, or employing serialism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A practitioner or adherent of serialism, an approach to composing which emphasizes the use of a series of notes, especially scales, to achieve coherence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A serial offender; usually a serial killer, but may also include a serial rapist or serial arsonist depending on the context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
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noun
A writer or creator of serials; someone who creates a work that is published in installments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree English serial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English serialist From serial + -ist.
