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Series definition

Series is a noun meaning "similar things placed in order or happening one after another." It has 7 meanings, listed below with example sentences.

Part of speech
noun
Syllables
2
Letters
6
How common
Everyday word

Series as a noun

  1. similar things placed in order or happening one after another

    "they were investigating a series of bank robberies"

  2. a serialized set of programs

    "a comedy series"

    Same sense: serial

  3. a periodical that appears at scheduled times

    Same sense: serial, serial publication

  4. (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams

    "the visiting team swept the series"

  5. (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other

    "the voltage divider consisted of a series of fixed resistors"

  6. a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection

    "the Post Office issued a series commemorating famous American entertainers"

  7. (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions

Synonyms and antonyms

How to say series

Series has 2 syllables and rhymes with theories. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with series

SERIES in word games

Scrabble
6
Words With Friends
6
Anagrams
2

Is SERIES a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check SERIES in the word checker, or unscramble SERIES to see its 2 anagrams and the shorter words in its letters.

Definitions and examples from Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Browse more words in the dictionary.