episode

ep·i·sode  (p-sd)

n.

1.

a. An incident or event that is part of a progression or a larger sequence: "South Africa may remain one of history's most tragic episodes" Bayard Rustin.

b. One of a series of related events in the course of a continuous account. See Synonyms at occurrence.

2. A portion of a narrative that relates an event or a series of connected events and forms a coherent story in itself; an incident: an episode in a picaresque novel.

3.

a. A separate part of a serialized work, such as a novel or play.

b. A separate program that is part of a television or radio series.

4. A section of a classic Greek tragedy that occurs between two choric songs.

5. Music A passage between statements of a main subject or theme, as in a rondo or fugue.

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[French épisode, from Greek epeisodion, parenthetic narrative, from neuter of epeisodios, coming in besides : epi-, epi- + eisodios, entering (eis, into; see en in Indo-European roots + hodos, way, journey).]

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episode

Noun

1. an event or series of events

2. any of the sections into which a novel or a television or radio serial is divided [Greek epi in addition + eisodios coming in]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	episode - a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens dramatic event, drama - an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional chapter - a series of related events forming an episode; "a chapter of disasters" idyll - an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll incident - a single distinct event
	2.	episode - a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section"
	3.	episode - a part of a broadcast serial instalment, installment broadcast, program, programme - a radio or television show; "did you see his program last night?" serial, series - a serialized set of programs; "a comedy series"; "the Masterworks concert series" cliffhanger - an episode that ends in suspense
	4.	episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie sequence photographic film, film - photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, film, picture show, flick, picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"

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episode

noun 1. event, experience, happening, matter, affair, incident, circumstance, adventure, business, occurrence, escapade

noun 2. instalment, part, act, scene, section, chapter, passage

Translations

episode [ˈɛpɪsəud] n → episodio

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episode [ˈɛpɪsəud] n → épisode m

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episode [ˈɛpɪsəud] n → Episode f;

(TV, Radio) → Folge f

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episode [ˈɛpɪsəud] n → episodio