Episode Meaning
/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.
nounAn installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.
Sentence Examples
Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.
The touching episode came home to me.
The next episode has not yet been filmed.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This ____ of the podcast discusses climate change solutions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I missed the last ____ of the series, so I don't know how it ended.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 1935, Francis Beeding [pseudonym; John Palmer], “10/6”, in The Norwich Victims, →OL:
"Three of the great extinctions appear to have occurred during cold episodes and two during hot episodes."
— 2017, Anthony J. McMichael, Alistair Woodward, Cameron Muir, Climate Change and the Health of Nations, →ISBN, page 81:
"We all know how genius “Kamp Krusty,” “A Streetcar Named Marge,” “Homer The Heretic,” “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie” and “Mr. Plow” are, but even the relatively unheralded episodes offer wall-to-wall laughs and some of the smartest, darkest, and weirdest gags ever Trojan-horsed into a network cartoon with a massive family audience."
— 2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): ‘Marge Gets A Job’ (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The A.V. Club:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This ____ of the podcast discusses climate change solutions.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I missed the last ____ of the series, so I don't know how it ended.