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episode
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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.

[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).]

episode [ˈɛpɪˌsəʊd]
n
1. an incident, event, or series of events
2. (Communication Arts / Broadcasting) any one of the sections into which a serialized novel or radio or television programme is divided
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) an incident, sequence, or scene that forms part of a narrative but may be a digression from the main story
4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (in ancient Greek tragedy) a section between two choric songs
5. (Music, other) Music a contrasting section between statements of the subject, as in a fugue or rondo
[from Greek epeisodion something added, from epi- (in addition) + eisodios coming in, from eis- in + hodos road]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.episodeepisode - 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
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
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"

episode
noun
1. event, experience, happening, matter, affair, incident, circumstance, adventure, business, occurrence, escapade an unfortunate and rather sordid episode in my life
2. instalment, part, act, scene, section, chapter, passage The final episode will be shown next Saturday.
3. period, attack, spell, phase, bout He suffered three episodes of depression in two years.
Translations
episode [ˈepɪsəʊd] N (= event) → acontecimiento m (TV, Rad) → capítulo m, episodio m (Press) → entrega f (Med) → ataque m

episode [ˈɛpɪsəʊd] n
[story, series] → épisode m
(= event) → épisode m
an episode in sth → un épisode dans qch

episode
nEpisode f; (of story, TV, Rad) → Fortsetzung f; (= incident)Begebenheit f, → Vorfall m

episode [ˈɛpɪsəʊd] nepisodio
episode [ˈɛpɪsəʊd] nepisodio

episode
n episode [ˈepisəud]
1 an incident, or series of events, occurring in a longer story etc The episode of/about the donkeys is in Chapter 3; That is an episode in her life that she wishes to forget. voorval حَلَقَه، حادِثَه случка epizoda episode; hændelse; begivenhed die Episode επεισόδιο episodio episood قسمت؛ بخش episodi épisode מְאוֹרָע वृतान्त epizoda epizód episode atvik; þáttur episodio 挿話 (소설의) 삽화, (연속 소설 등의) 1편 epizodas epizode episod voorval episode epizod episódio episod, întâmplare эпизод epizóda epizoda epizoda episod ตอน olay, macera (文藝作品中的)一段情節;插曲 епізод کوئی واقعہ یا سلسلہ đoạn; hồi
2 a part of a radio or television serial that is broadcast at one time This is the last episode of the serial. episode حَلَقَه في مُسَلْسَل епизод část, díl episode; afsnit die Episode επεισόδιο (π.χ. σειράς) episodio osa قسمت jakso épisode פֶּרֶק योजक अंश epizoda, nastavak epizód episode þáttur episodio 連続ドラマの1回分 (방송의) 일회분 이야기 serija, dalis (radio, televīzijas uzveduma) sērija; daļa episod aflevering episode, del odcinek episódio episod серия časť del (oddaje) epizoda avsnitt ช่วง bölüm (廣播劇或電視連續劇中的)一集 серія کسی قسط وار کہانی یا نشریے کا ہر حصّہ tập phim, truyện广

episode سلسلة متتابعة příhoda episode Episode επεισόδιο episodio tapahtuma épisode epizoda episodio エピソード 일화 aflevering episode epizod episódio эпизод episod ตอน bölüm hồi 插曲


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