episode
[ ep-uh-sohd, -zohd ]
/ ˈɛp əˌsoʊd, -ˌzoʊd /
noun
an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person's life or experience, etc.
an incident, scene, etc., within a narrative, usually fully developed and either integrated within the main story or digressing from it.
one of a number of loosely connected, but usually thematically related, scenes or stories constituting a literary work.
Music.
an intermediate or digressive passage, especially in a contrapuntal composition.
Movies, Radio, and Television.
any one of the separate productions that constitute a serial.
Origin of episode
1670–80; < Greek
epeisódion addition, episode, noun use of neuter of
epeisódios coming in addition, equivalent to
ep-
ep- +
eísod(os) entrance (
eis- into + (
h)odós road, way) +
-ios adj. suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for episode
episode
/ (ˈɛpɪˌsəʊd) /
noun
an incident, event, or series of events
any one of the sections into which a serialized novel or radio or television programme is divided
an incident, sequence, or scene that forms part of a narrative but may be a digression from the main story
(in ancient Greek tragedy) a section between two choric songs
music
a contrasting section between statements of the subject, as in a fugue or rondo
Word Origin for episode
C17: from Greek
epeisodion something added, from
epi- (in addition) +
eisodios coming in, from
eis- in +
hodos road