episode
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1 TV or radio show part (n.) B1 Intermediateone part of a story that is broadcast on television or radio in several parts.
a single instalment of a serialised television, radio, or podcast programme.
ExampleI missed the last episode of the show, so I don't know how it ended.
ExampleThe season finale was a double-length episode that resolved several long-standing plot lines while introducing a new antagonist for next year.
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2 an event or period (n.) B2 Upper Intermediatean event or a short period of time that is part of a longer experience.
a distinct event or series of events occurring as part of a larger sequence; often used for medical or emotional events.
ExampleThat argument was a very unhappy episode in our friendship.
ExampleThe patient described a brief episode of dizziness that occurred shortly after he began the new course of medication.
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”).
- Nounepisode
- Adjectiveepisodic