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View usage for: (serid) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]Serried things or people are closely crowded together in rows. [literary] ...serried rows of law books and law reports. ...the serried ranks of fans. Synonyms: massed, assembled, dense, close More Synonyms of serried serried in British English (ˈsɛrɪd) adjectivein close or compact formation serried ranks of troops Word origin C17: from Old French serré close-packed, from serrer to shut up; see sear2serried in American English (ˈsɛrid) adjective placed close together; crowded; compact, as soldiers in ranks Word origin pp. of obs. serry < Fr serrer, to crowd < LL serare, to lock: see seraglio Examples of 'serried' in a sentenceserried On either side of us the serried ranks of vines marched across the land, tiny clusters of grapes already evident.He rounded the last group, and in front of him was the settee which formed the central portion of the front rank of the serried chairs.Then I let my eyes range right along the serried volumes before looking back, just in time, to intercept a glance from her. Definition in close formation (literary) the serried ranks of fans Additional synonymsDefinition near to the surface Three bombers flew overhead in close formation. Synonyms compact, short, crowded, packed, tight, cropped, solid, thick, dense, cramped, impenetrable, congested, jam-packedDefinition closely packed together a thick, bare trunk crowned by a compact mass of dark-green leaves Synonyms closely packed, firm, solid, thick, dense, compressed, condensed, impenetrable, impermeable, pressed together Definition thickly crowded or closely packed a large, dense forest Synonyms thick, close, heavy, solid, substantial, compact, compressed, condensed, impenetrable, close-knit, thickset- serpent
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