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episode

epi·sode

UK/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/ US/ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/ common

noun

1.

a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

2.

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

3.
4.

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

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • beach episode
  • Carnian humid episode
  • Carnian pluvial episode
  • filler episode
  • three-episode rule
  • very special episode

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