Meaning of series In English

• 0 a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:

  • There has been a series of sexual attacks on women in the area.

  • She gave a series of lectures at Warwick University last year on contemporary British writers.

  • The Yankees have a four-game series against the Orioles at home.

• 1 a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations:

  • The star is to host a television series on extreme sports.

  • a comedy series

  • I missed the second episode of the series so I don't know what's going on now.

• 2 a set of books published by the same company that deal with the same subject:

  • They do a series on architecture throughout the ages.

• 3 a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:

  • A series of scandals over the past year has not helped public confidence in the administration.

• 4 a number of similar or related events or things, one following another:

  • a series of events/interviews/meetings

  • a series of articles/books/studies This is the first of a series of articles looking at financial instability.

  • a series of steps/actions/transactions

  • a series of crimes/attacks

• 5 a set or range of similar products made by a company:

  • The company has announced two new lines, the 2200 series and the 2300 series.

• 6 used in the name of a company's shares that have things in common, for example particular voting rights:

  • Shares are called Series A if they are the first batch of a series of shares issued by the company.