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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
series \se"ries\, n. l. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or
   bind together; cf. gr. ??? to fasten, skr. sarit thread. cf.
   assert, desert a solitude, exert, insert,
   seraglio.
   1. a number of things or events standing or succeeding in
      order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order;
      course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of
      calamitous events.
      1913 webster

            during some years his life a series of triumphs.
                                                  --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. biol. any comprehensive group of animals or plants
      including several subordinate related groups.
      1913 webster

   note: sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes
         only orders or families; in other cases only species.
         1913 webster

   3. bot. in engler's system of plant classification, a group
      of families showing certain structural or morphological
      relationships. it corresponds to the cohort of some
      writers, and to the order of many modern systematists.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   4. math. an indefinite number of terms succeeding one
      another, each of which is derived from one or more of the
      preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series;
      as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.
      1913 webster

   5. elec. a mode of arranging the separate parts of a
      circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form
      a single path for the current; -- opposed to parallel.
      the parts so arranged are said to be

   in series.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   6. com. a parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.
      webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
assert desert exert insert seraglio cohort 
order parallel in series 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
series
     n 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"; "the
        masterworks concert series" syn: serial
     3: a periodical that appears at scheduled times syn: serial,
         serial publication
     4: sports several contests played successively by the same
        teams; "the visiting team swept the series"
     5: 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"; "his coin collection
        included the complete series of indian-head pennies"
     6: mathematics the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of
        expressions
     7: 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"
see also:
serial serial publication 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
148 moby thesaurus words for "series":
   indian file, alternation, array, arsis, articulation, back number,
   bank, battery, beat, biotype, block, bout, branch, buzz, category,
   catena, catenation, chain, chain reaction, chaining, chasing,
   circle, circuit, class, collection, column, coming after,
   concatenation, connection, consecution, consecutiveness,
   continuance, continuation, continuity, continuum, copy, course,
   cycle, descent, diastole, dogging, downbeat, drone, edition,
   endless belt, endless round, extension, family, file, filiation,
   following, gamut, genotype, genus, geometrical progression,
   gradation, group, heeling, hounding, hum, impression, issue,
   kingdom, kit, library, library edition, line, lineage,
   logical sequence, monotone, nexus, number, order,
   order of succession, outfit, pack, pendulum, periodicity, phylum,
   plenum, posteriority, postposition, powder train, printing,
   procession, progression, prolongation, pulse, pursual, pursuance,
   pursuit, queue, range, rank, recurrence, reticulation, revolution,
   rotation, round, routine, row, run, scale, school edition, section,
   sequel, sequence, set, shadowing, single file, species, spectrum,
   spell, string, subclass, subfamily, subgenus, subjunction,
   subkingdom, suborder, subspecies, subtribe, succession,
   successiveness, suffixation, suit, suite, superclass, superfamily,
   superorder, superspecies, swath, systole, tailing, thesis, thread,
   tier, trade book, trade edition, trailing, train, tribe, turn,
   upbeat, variety, volume, wheel, windrow





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Series >> S Words
Series, definition of term: Series
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World Series >> W Words
World Series, definition of term: World Series
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Time Series >> T Words
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Actinide Series >> A Words
Actinide Series, definition of term: Actinide Series
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Major League Baseball : Division Series
...Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, the silhouetted batter logo, World Series.....Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the names, nicknames, logos.....Pitching expected to dominate series.. Last year's Division Series slugfest shattered a..
http://www.worldseries.com/, score=100, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 8:50 am

Series 60 Platform
...The Series 60 Platform is a complete Symbian OS based smartphone terminal software product.....The Series 60 Platform empowers developers to design innovative mobile content and.....The Series 60 Platform provides application and media developers with a consistent set of..
http://www.series60.com/, score=98, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 7:25 am

Batman The Animated Series
...Sorry, but to view the Enhanced version of Batman The Animated Series, you need a frames..
http://www.batmantas.com/, score=98, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 10:23 am

Trans-Am Road Racing Series
...Ruman also made her Trans-Am Series debut this year running in the Cleveland Grand Prix.....The race was part of the Champ Car World Series weekend at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.....Champ Car World Series Launches Initiative to Rally Support for Victims of Hurricane..
http://www.trans-amseries.com/, score=98, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 11:01 am

GPS Time Series
...Click on the list of names to see detailed time series for a particular site. Additional.....Geocenter and Scale Time Series || Earth Orientation Time Series.. FTP Numerical Results..
http://sideshow.jpl.nasa.gov/mbh/series.html, score=98, date indexed=October 6, 2005, 4:49 am

Books in a Series
...Please send any questions or comments about the Series List to childref@monroe.lib.in.us.....Books in a Series.. NOTE.. : This list is intended to reflect the hardcover fiction.....Home > Children's Services > Booklists > Books in a Series .. Skip Navigation..   Children..
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/serieslist.html, score=98, date indexed=October 5, 2005, 10:55 am

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