in close or compact formation: serried ranks of troops
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ser•ried
(ser′ēd),USA pronunciation adj.
ser′ried•ly, adv.
ser′ried•ness, n.
- pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows: serried troops.
- serry + -ed2 1660–70
ser′ried•ness, n.
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