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1. In regular succession without gaps
   "serial concerts"
   - consecutive, sequent, sequential, successive
    
2. Pertaining to or composed in serial technique
   "serial music"
    
3. Pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series
   "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"
    
4. Of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations
   "serial processing"
   - in series, nonparallel

1. A serialized set of programs
   - series
    
2. A periodical that appears at scheduled times
   - series, serial publication

Sounds like: cereal

Derived forms: serials

See also: asynchronous, ordered, serialism, serially, series

Type of: broadcast, periodical, program, programme [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Serial