Added 3 October 2026
episode
/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about episode at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.
It was a most embarrassing episode in my life.
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A bounded narrative unit within a television series, constituting a single installment that is structurally discrete yet interrelated with the series as a whole.
I can't wait till next week’s episode.
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”).
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