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SEERR-ee-uh-l/ˈsɪəriəl/

Serial means happening one after another in a series: serial testing; a serial offender. Consecutive stresses no gaps; series is the noun (already in the dictionary). Serial testing still needs new consent. Noun: a story in parts. Mix-up: cereal is breakfast food. Do not write serial for “serious”.

Meaning

Happening in a series, one after another; also (noun) a story in parts.

Examples

• “Serial testing of the same class still needs a new consent form.”
• “A serial drama was the media case study, which is the episodes sense.”

Good to know

serial + noun; a serial offender / drama. Noun story: serial. Trap: cereal. Methods, crime, and media. In a series, not breakfast.

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