episode

CEFRB1

/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    One part of a television or radio series.

  2. 02

    noun

    An event or period in someone's life.

Examples

  • Seriously though, episode 21 made me almost cry while laughing.

  • The next episode has not yet been filmed.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈep.ɪ.səʉd/
  • /ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.

  2. An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

More examples

In context

  • The touching episode came home to me.

  • I can't wait till next week’s episode.

  • It was a most embarrassing episode in my life.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

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”).