Last year's pop hit was set off by a serial TV drama.
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Serial
//ˈsɪɹ.i.əl//
Synonyms for "serial" (252 found)
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Closest matches (51)
sequentialalternateannualantimasquearticleaudience successballetbeatingbest sellerbimonthlybiweeklybombbookbound bookbroadcastbroadcast dramaburlesque showcanned showcatenarychapter
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Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (75)
duodramaduologueeditorialelectrical transcriptionephemerisepic theaterepochalevenevery otherexperimental theaterextravaganzafailurefascicleflopfoliofortnightlygassergazettegiveawaygrand guignol
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great workhappeninghardbackhithit showimprovisational dramain seriesinstallmentintermittentisochronaljoinedjournaljournalesejournalisticjuvenilejuvenile booklegitimate dramalimp-cover booklineallinearlivraisonmagazinemagazinishmagazinymagnum opusmasquemeasuredmelodramametronomicminstrel showmiraclemiracle playmonodramamonologuemonthlymoralitymorality playmusic dramamusical revuemy storiesmysterymystery playnetwork shownewscastnewsmagazinenewspaperishnewspaperynonbooknotebooknoveloperaopus
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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opusculeopusculumorderlyordinalorganoscillatorypageantpanel showpantomimepaperbackparagraphpartpassagepassion playpastoralpastoral dramaperiodicperiodicalphrasepictorial
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picture bookpieceplayplaybookplayletpocket bookprayer bookproblem playproductionprogressivepsalmbookpsalterpsychodramapublicationpulsingquarterlyquiz showradio dramaradio fareradiobroadcastrebroadcastreciprocalrecurrentrecurringreportorialrerunreviewrevuerhythmicrhythmicalrotaryseasonalsectionsensational playsequentserial keyseriateseriesshowsitcomsituation comedysketchsketchbookskitslick magazinesoapsoap operasociodramasoft coversoft-coversongbooksound effectsspectaclesportscaststage playstage showstandard worksteadystorybookstraight dramasubsequentsucceedingsuccesssuccessionalsuccessivesuspense dramasustainertableautableau vivanttalk showtaped programteleplaytelevision dramatelevision playtheater of crueltytighttitletom showtometotal theatertrade booktrade magazineundulantundulatoryuninterruptedvariety showvaudevillevaudeville showvehicleversevolumewavelikeweeklywheelingword-of-mouth successworkwritingyearbook
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(4 words)
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2 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- сериен adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- сериал noun (publication)
Czech
1 entries- sériový adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
Finnish
4 entries- sarja adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- jatkokertomus noun (literal work)
- julkaisusarja noun (publication)
- kirjoitussarja noun (literal work)
French
1 entries- feuilleton noun (literal work)
Galician
1 entries- en serie adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
German
2 entries- Serien adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- seriell adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
Greek
2 entries- σειριακός adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- σειρά noun (literal work)
Hindi
1 entries- सीरियल noun (literal work)
Hungarian
3 entries- sorozat adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- sorozat adj (Published or produced in installments)
- folytatásos noun (literal work)
Indonesian
3 entries- berantai adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- cerbung adj (Published or produced in installments)
- serial adj (Published or produced in installments)
Irish
3 entries- sraith (fam) noun (literal work)
- sraithchlár noun (literal work)
- sraithiris noun (publication)
Italian
1 entries- seriale adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
Polish
1 entries- seryjny adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
Portuguese
4 entries- seriado adj (Published or produced in installments)
- serial adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- folhetim noun (literal work)
- serial noun (serial number required to activate software)
Romanian
1 entries- serial adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
Spanish
2 entries- en serie adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- serial adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
Swedish
2 entries- seriell adj (Having to do with or arranged in a series)
- följetong noun (literal work)
Tamil
2 entries- தொடர் noun (literal work)
- தொடர் noun (publication)
Vietnamese
1 entries- mã kích hoạt noun (serial number required to activate software)
Welsh
2 entries- cyfnodolyn noun (publication)
- cyfres noun (literal work)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
The television serial is getting more and more interesting.
Source: tatoeba (44399)
A new serial will begin in next month's issue.
Source: tatoeba (325041)
If it goes well, I'll put you forward for a drama serial.
Source: tatoeba (326874)
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