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Repeatedly vs Serially - What's the difference?

repeatedly | serially |

As adverbs the difference between repeatedly and serially

is that repeatedly is done several times or in repetition while serially is in series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel.

repeatedly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Done several times or in repetition.
    • He repeatedly violated the court order, and shall now be punished.
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    Synonyms

    * again and again

    Related terms

    * repeat

    serially

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In series, one after the other, as opposed to in parallel.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (in series) in parallel, parallelly English sequence adverbs