What does episode mean?

Definitions for episode
ˈɛp əˌsoʊd, -ˌzoʊdepisode

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. episodenoun

    a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

  2. episodenoun

    a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series

  3. episode, installment, instalmentnoun

    a part of a broadcast serial

  4. sequence, episodenoun

    film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

Wiktionary

  1. episodenoun

    An incident or action standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

    It was a most embarrassing episode in my life

  2. episodenoun

    An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.

    I can't wait till next week's episode.

  3. Etymology: From épisode, from *, from ἐπεισόδιον, neuter of ἐπεισόδιος, from ἐπί + εἰς + ὀδός.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. EPISODEnoun

    An incidental narrative, or digression in a poem, separable from the main subject, yet rising naturally from it.

    Etymology: ἐπίσωδη.

    The poem, which we have now under our consideration, hath no other episodes than such as naturally arise from the subject. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

ChatGPT

  1. episode

    An episode is defined as a specific event or a distinct period of time within a larger sequence, often within a narrative such as a television show, radio program, podcast, or a health condition. This could refer to a single airing or broadcast or a particular instance of a recurring event, or a single occurrence of a health condition.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Episodenoun

    a separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it

  2. Etymology: [Gr. a coming in besides, episode; into, besides + a coming in, into + way, cf. Skr. sad to go: cf. F. pisode.]

Wikidata

  1. Episode

    An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a serial television or radio program. An episode is a part of a sequence of a body of work, akin to a chapter of a book. The term sometimes applies to works based on other forms of mass media as well, as in Star Wars. Episodes of news programs are also known as editions. Episodes which end in the middle of a climactic moment are often called cliffhangers, after the name used for early movie serials. Such episodes can be nearly daily occurrences in soap operas and are frequently used in season finales of many prime time shows. Episodes can be part of a larger story arc stretched out over a time period covering one or more seasons, or even an entire series run. This is especially prevalent in dramatic television series, including soap operas or science fiction series. Other genres to feature story arcs include comedies and animated programming.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Episode

    ep′i-sōd, n. a story introduced into a narrative or poem to give variety: an interesting incident.—adjs. Ep′isōdal, Episō′dial, Episōd′ic, Episōd′ical, pertaining to or contained in an episode: brought in as a digression.—adv. Episōd′ically, by way of episode: incidentally. [Gr. epeisodionepi, upon, eisodos, a coming in—eis, into, hodos, a way.]

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'episode' in Nouns Frequency: #1766

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of episode in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of episode in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of episode in a Sentence

  1. Health Minister Agnes Buzyn:

    This episode of heatwave is unprecedented in France. It is exceptional in its intensity.

  2. Fox News:

    This is a one in a trillion episode. It's a one in a trillion event.

  3. Homeland Security Jeh Johnson:

    Like many others I was appalled by the episode reflected in the Inspector General's report, which brought real discredit to the Secret Service.

  4. Loren Ruch:

    We have tears of joy in almost every episode, honestly, we think this show will appeal to anyone who has ever felt the need to get their 'groove' back in their life.

  5. Jason Sudeikis:

    I look at that enthusiasm for [another season], which is not at all in existence or moving towards existence as of now, to be flattering, we all do. But I also am like still, you know, eyes deep in season three. We’re still worried about this and going episode to episode. I didn’t know we were gonna get to do three seasons. None of us knew that this thing was going to take off the way it did, and people were going to respond to it the way they did.

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