noun · 18 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɪː.ɹiːz/
London:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
General-American:/ˈsɪɹ.iz/
General-American:/ˈsiɹ.iz/
California:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
ConnecticutRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada:/ˈsɪɹ.iz/
Australian:/ˈsɪə.ɹiːz/
QueenslandRecorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
obsolete:/ˈsɪəɹi.ɪz/
obsolete:/ˈsɪəɹi.iːz/
homophone: Siri's
homophone: Siris
homophone: Ceres
rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)iːz
CMU ARPABET:S IH1 R IY0 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
A number of things that follow on one after the other or are connected one after the other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
A series of seemingly inconsequential events led cumulatively to the fall of the company.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der. Proto-Italic *serō Latin serō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin seriēsbor. English series Attested from the 1610s; borrowed from Latin seriēs, from serere (“to join together, bind”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together, to line up”). Related to desert, insert, sermon, and sorcerer.
Across languages
Translations
224 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
سِلْسِلَة
(silsila)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Arabic:
مَجْمُوعَة
(majmūʕa)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Arabic:
سلسلة
(silsila)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Arabic:
مجموعة
(majmūʕa)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Armenian:
սերիա
(seria)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Armenian:
շարք
(šarkʻ)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Azerbaijani:
seriya
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Belarusian:
се́рыя
(sjéryja)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Belarusian:
сэ́рыя
(séryja)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Belarusian:
рад
(rad)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Bulgarian:
се́рия
(sérija)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Bulgarian:
поредица
(poredica)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Catalan:
sèrie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Chinese Mandarin:
系列
(xìliè)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Czech:
série
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Danish:
serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Danish:
rækkefølge
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Danish:
Danish: række
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Dutch:
serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Esperanto:
serio
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Estonian:
sari
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Finnish:
sarja
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
French:
suite
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
French:
série
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Galician:
serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Georgian:
სერია
(seria)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
German:
Serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Greek:
σειρά
(seirá)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Greek:
αλληλουχία
(allilouchía)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Hebrew:
סִדְרָה
(sidrá)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Hindi:
शृंखला
(śŕṅkhlā)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Hungarian:
sorozat
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Icelandic:
röð
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Indonesian:
seri
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Ingrian:
rääty
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Italian:
serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Japanese:
系列
(keiretsu)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Japanese:
シリーズ
(shirīzu)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Kazakh:
топтама
(toptama)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Khmer:
មាលា
(miəliə)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Korean:
계열
(gyeyeol)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Korean:
계렬
(gyeryeol)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Lao:
ອະນຸກົມ
(ʼa nu kom)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Latin:
seriēs
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Latvian:
sērija
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Lithuanian:
serija
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Macedonian:
серија
(serija)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Malay:
siri
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Māori:
raupapa
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Māori:
raupapatanga
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Māori:
rangatū
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Norwegian Bokmål:
serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Persian:
سری
(seri)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Persian:
سلسله
(selsele)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Polish:
seria
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Polish:
cykl
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Portuguese:
série
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Portuguese:
sequência
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Romanian:
serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Romanian:
șir
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Russian:
се́рия
(sérija)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Russian:
после́довательность
(poslédovatelʹnostʹ)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Russian:
ряд
(rjad)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Sanskrit:
क्रम
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Serbo-Croatian:
се̑рија
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Serbo-Croatian:
sȇrija
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Sicilian:
sèria
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Slovak:
séria
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Slovene:
serija
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Spanish:
serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Spanish:
retahíla
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Swahili:
msururu
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Swedish:
serie
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Swedish:
svit
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Tagalog:
dalayray
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Tajik:
силсила
(silsila)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Thai:
อนุกรม
(à-nú-grom)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Thai:
ชุด
(chút)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Thai:
ลําดับ
(lam-dàp)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Turkish:
seri
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Turkish:
silsile
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Ottoman Turkish:
سلسله
(silsile)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Ukrainian:
се́рія
(sérija)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Ukrainian:
ряд
(rjad)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Uzbek:
seriya
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Uzbek:
silsila
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Vietnamese:
loạt
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Volapük:
sökod
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Yiddish:
סעריע
(serye)
— a number of things that follow on one after the other
Arabic:
مُسَلْسَلَات تِلِفِزْيُونِيَّة
(musalsalāt tilifizyūniyya)
— television or radio program
Arabic:
مُسَلْسِلَات
(musalsilāt)
— television or radio program
Arabic:
مُسَلْسَل
(musalsal)
— television or radio program
Armenian:
սերիալ
(serial)
— television or radio program
Armenian:
հեռուստաշոու
(heṙustašou)
— television or radio program
Asturian:
serie
— television or radio program
Azerbaijani:
serial
— television or radio program
Belarusian:
тэлесерыя́л
(teljesjeryjál)
— television or radio program
Belarusian:
серыя́л
(sjeryjál)
— television or radio program
Bulgarian:
сериа́л
(seriál)
— television or radio program
Catalan:
sèrie
— television or radio program
Chinese Mandarin:
電視連續劇 /电视连续剧
(diànshì liánxùjù)
— television or radio program
Chinese Mandarin:
電視劇 /电视剧
(diànshìjù)
— television or radio program
Chinese Mandarin:
連續劇 /连续剧
(liánxùjù)
— television or radio program
Crimean Tatar:
serial
— television or radio program
Czech:
seriál
— television or radio program
Danish:
tv-serie
— television or radio program
Dutch:
reeks
— television or radio program
Dutch:
serie
— television or radio program
Faroese:
sendirøð
— television or radio program
Finnish:
sarja
— television or radio program
French:
série
— television or radio program
Galician:
serie
— television or radio program
Georgian:
სერიალი
(seriali)
— television or radio program
Georgian:
ტელესერიალი
(ṭeleseriali)
— television or radio program
German:
Serie
— television or radio program
German:
Fernsehserie
— television or radio program
Greek:
σειρά
(seirá)
— television or radio program
Hebrew:
סִדְרָה
(sidrá)
— television or radio program
Hindi:
धारावाहिक
(dhārāvāhik)
— television or radio program
Hindi:
टी वी शृंखला
(ṭī vī śŕṅkhlā)
— television or radio program
Hindi:
शृंखला
(śŕṅkhlā)
— television or radio program
Hindi:
सीरियल
(sīriyal)
— television or radio program
Hindi:
सीरीज़
(sīrīz)
— television or radio program
Hindi:
शो
(śo)
— television or radio program
Hungarian:
sorozat
— television or radio program
Icelandic:
þáttaröð
— television or radio program
Icelandic:
þættir
— television or radio program
Indonesian:
cerbung
— television or radio program
Indonesian:
serial
— television or radio program
Italian:
serie
— television or radio program
Japanese:
テレビシリーズ
(terebi shirīzu)
— television or radio program
Japanese:
シリーズ
(shirīzu)
— television or radio program
Japanese:
テレビドラマ
(terebi dorama)
— television or radio program
Kazakh:
телехикая
(telexikaä)
— television or radio program
Kazakh:
сериал
(serial)
— television or radio program
Kazakh:
хикая
(xikaä)
— television or radio program
Korean:
티비 시리즈
(tibi sirijeu)
— television or radio program
Korean:
시리즈
(sirijeu)
— television or radio program
Korean:
연속극
(yeonsokgeuk)
— television or radio program
Korean:
련속극
(ryeonsokgeuk)
— television or radio program
Kyrgyz:
сериал
(serial)
— television or radio program
Malay:
siri
— television or radio program
Maltese:
sensiela
— television or radio program
Norwegian Bokmål:
fjernsynsserie
— television or radio program
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fjernsynsserie
— television or radio program
Persian:
مجموعه تلویزیونی
(majmu'e-ye televizioni)
— television or radio program
Persian:
مجموعه
(majmu'e)
— television or radio program
Persian:
سریال
(seriâl)
— television or radio program
Polish:
serial
— television or radio program
Portuguese:
série
— television or radio program
Portuguese:
seriado
— television or radio program
Romanian:
serie
— television or radio program
Romanian:
serial
— television or radio program
Russian:
телесериа́л
(teleseriál)
— television or radio program
Russian:
сериа́л
(seriál)
— television or radio program
Russian:
се́рия
(sérija)
— television or radio program
Russian:
шо́у
(šóu)
— television or radio program
Russian:
телешо́у
(telešóu)
— television or radio program
Serbo-Croatian:
се̑рија
— television or radio program
Serbo-Croatian:
ни̏за̄нка
— television or radio program
Serbo-Croatian:
sȇrija
— television or radio program
Serbo-Croatian:
nȉzānka
— television or radio program
Sicilian:
sèria
— television or radio program
Slovak:
seriál
— television or radio program
Spanish:
serie
— television or radio program
Spanish:
serie de televisión
— television or radio program
Spanish:
teleserie
— television or radio program
Spanish:
serial televisivo
— television or radio program
Spanish:
serial televisual
— television or radio program
Spanish:
serie radiofónica
— television or radio program
Swedish:
serie
— television or radio program
Swedish:
följetong
— television or radio program
Tagalog:
dugtungan
— television or radio program
Tajik:
сериал
(serial)
— television or radio program
Thai:
ซีรีส์
(sii-rîi)
— television or radio program
Thai:
รายการชุด
— television or radio program
Turkish:
dizi
— television or radio program
Ukrainian:
телесеріа́л
(teleseriál)
— television or radio program
Ukrainian:
серіа́л
(seriál)
— television or radio program
Uzbek:
serial
— television or radio program
Vietnamese:
xê-ri
— television or radio program
Vietnamese:
loạt
— television or radio program
Volapük:
sökod
— television or radio program
Volapük:
televidasökod
— television or radio program
Volapük:
radionasökod
— television or radio program
Volapük:
näijenot
— television or radio program
Arabic:
مُتَسَلْسِلَة
(mutasalsila)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Arabic:
سِلْسِلَة
(silsila)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Asturian:
serie
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Bulgarian:
ред
(red)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Catalan:
sèrie
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Chinese Mandarin:
級數 /级数
(jíshù)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Czech:
řada
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Danish:
række
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Dutch:
reeks
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Finnish:
sarja
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
French:
série
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Galician:
serie
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
German:
Reihe
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Greek:
σύνολο
(sýnolo)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Hebrew:
טוּר
(tur)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Hindi:
सिलसिला
(silsilā)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Hindi:
सीरियल
(sīriyal)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Hungarian:
sor
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Italian:
serie
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Japanese:
級数
(kyūsū)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Kazakh:
қатар
(qatar)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Malay:
siri
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Norwegian:
rekke
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Persian:
سری
(seri)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Polish:
szereg
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Portuguese:
série
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Romanian:
serie
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Russian:
ряд
(rjad)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Serbo-Croatian:
ре̑д
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Serbo-Croatian:
rȇd
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Sicilian:
sèria
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Spanish:
serie
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Swedish:
serie
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Swedish:
oändlig summa
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Swedish:
summa
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Tagalog:
dalayray
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Ukrainian:
ряд
(rjad)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence
Urdu:
سلسلہ
(silsila)
— in analysis: sum of the terms of a sequence