serialist

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or employing serialism.

Scrabble 9

Meanings

adjectiveserialist (not comparable)
  1. not comparableentertainmentOf, pertaining to, or employing serialism.
nounserialist (plural serialists)

plural serialists

  1. entertainmentA practitioner or adherent of serialism, an approach to composing which emphasizes the use of a series of notes, especially scales, to achieve coherence.

    In the last decade or so, this once unabashedly complex serialist, now 68, seems to have allowed a lyrical generosity into his works.

    2007 January 16, Anthony Tommasini, “Serious German Violinist Gets a Rock Star Ovation”, in New York Times
  2. criminologyA serial offender; usually a serial killer, but may also include a serial rapist or serial arsonist depending on the context.
  3. A writer or creator of serials; someone who creates a work that is published in installments.

Origin

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APA

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Chicago

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