seriation

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noun

the arrangement of things in a series

OriginEnglish seriate ← Latin seriēs ← Proto-Italic *serō →
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Meanings

nounseriation (countable and uncountable, plural seriations)

plural seriations

  1. countableuncountablethe arrangement of things in a series
  2. countableuncountablethe relative dating of archaeological artifacts in a chronological order

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ser-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*séreti
  3. Proto-Italic*serō
  4. Latinserō
  5. Latinseriēs
  6. Englishseri(es)
  7. Englishseriate
  8. Englishseriation

From seriate + -ion.

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APA

seriation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seriation

MLA

“seriation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seriation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seriation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seriation.

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