how to pronounce serial

/ˈsɪˌɹiːəl/

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serial is pronounced in three syllables

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video examples of serial pronunciation

An example use of serial in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… okay he became a serial murderer and …”

meaning of serial

Serial means a series of related events or actions.

serial frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word serial occurs in english on average 10.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics serial can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that serial can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) transport and travel;