episode
Meaning
- An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.
- An instalment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.
Synonyms
spell of sickness
acute attack
insultus
acute bout
Frequency
Hyphenated as
epi‧sode
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/
Etymology
From French épisode, from New Latin *epīsodium, from Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion, “a parenthetic addition, episode”), neuter of ἐπεισόδιος (epeisódios, “following upon the entrance, coming in besides, adventitious”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + εἰς (eis, “into”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”).
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