Serial Definition & Meaning

serial
adjective
  1. in regular succession without gaps; "serial concerts"
  2. pertaining to or composed in serial technique; "serial music"
  3. pertaining to or occurring in or producing a series; "serial monogamy"; "serial killing"; "a serial killer"; "serial publication"
  4. of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations; "serial processing"
noun
  1. a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series"
  2. a periodical that appears at scheduled times

"Serial" in song lyrics

See how serial is used in real songs:

  • "Inferable, impenetrable, mineral, serial"
    Afu-Ra — Bring it Right
  • "Lyrics dirty to the point they scratchin off the serial"
    Akrobatik f/ Talib Kweli — Put Ya Stamp On It
  • "Man or material, crime without the serial"
    All City — The Actual

Usage tips for "serial"

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