Episode
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Episode is a noun meaning An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.
Meaning
An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.
More Meanings
- An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.
Example Sentences
I can't wait till next week’s episode.
It was a most embarrassing episode in my life.
Three of the great extinctions appear to have occurred during cold episodes and two during hot episodes.
The Attorney-General, however, had used this episode, which Martin in retrospect had felt to be a blot on the scutcheon, merely to emphasise the intelligence and resource of the prisoner.
Word Forms
- episodes
Synonyms for episode
Depending on context, synonyms include event, proceeding, affair, befalling, goings-on, happening.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include installment, sequence, instalment, chapter, scene, story.
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