Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - serial

(serials) 1. A serial is a story which is broadcast on television or radio or is published in a magazine or newspaper in a number of parts over a period of time. ...one of BBC television’s most popular serials, Eastenders... Maupin’s novels have all appeared originally as serials. N-COUNT 2. Serial killings or attacks are a series of killings or attacks committed by the same person. This person is known as a serial killer or attacker. The serial killer claimed to have killed 400 people. ADJ: ADJ n