Sē'ri-al1, a.
a. 1. Pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts; as, a serial work.
Sense 2. (Bot.) Of, or pertaining to, rows. Gray.
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a. 1. Pertaining to a series; consisting of a series; appearing in successive parts; as, a serial work.
Sense 2. (Bot.) Of, or pertaining to, rows. Gray.
A work appearing in a series or succession of parts; a tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a periodical.