a number of connected things, events etc coming one after another
order, succession
Cases of word usage
1) a series of underground galleries for the burial of the dead (as in ancient Rome) (catacombs)
2) (a series of notes sounded by) a tuned set of bells (chime)
3) (to make) a series of chirps (chirrup)
4) one of a series of teeth on the rim of a wheel which transfers motion by locking into the teeth of a smaller wheel (cog)
5) a series of comments (on an event) (commentary)
6) a series of events taking place in a regularly repeated order (cycle)
7) (a series of) movements and steps in time with music (dance)
8) a series of sudden, violent movements of the earth's surface (earthquake)
9) a series of notes played loudly on trumpets or bugles (fanfare)
10) (a day or season for) a public celebration; a series of performances (of music, ballet, drama etc) given during a period in a place (festival)