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series (EN)
noun

noun “series”

singular series, plural series
  1. a number of things that happen one after another
    We experienced a series of unexpected events during our trip.
  2. a set of television or radio programs with the same characters or themes
    I can't wait to watch the new detective series that starts tonight.
  3. (mathematics) the sum of a sequence of numbers
    In math class, we learned how to find the sum of an infinite series.
  4. (sports) a group of games or matches played between two teams
    The baseball teams are competing in a best-of-seven series.
  5. (biology) a group used in classifying organisms, below genus
    The scientist discovered a new species within the series of that genus.
  6. (linguistics) a group of sounds that share a feature
    In phonetics, the professor explained the nasal consonant series.