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ep·i·sod·ic
(ĕp′ĭ-sŏd′ĭk) also ep·i·sod·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Relating to or resembling an episode.
2. Composed of a series of episodes: an episodic novel.
3. Limited to the duration of an episode; temporary.
ep′i·sod′i·cal·ly adv.
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episodic
(ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk) orepisodical
adj
1. resembling or relating to an episode
2. divided into or composed of episodes
3. irregular, occasional, or sporadic
ˌepiˈsodically adv
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ep•i•sod•ic
(ˌɛp əˈsɒd ɪk, -ˈzɒd-)also ep`i•sod′i•cal,
adj.
1. pertaining to or of the nature of an episode.
2. divided into separate or tenuously related parts or sections; loosely connected: an episodic novel.
3. occurring sporadically or incidentally.
[1705–15]
ep`i•sod′i•cal•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | episodic - of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes; "the book is episodic and the incidents don't always hang together" divided - separated into parts or pieces; "opinions are divided" |
| 2. | episodic - occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; "episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches" unpredictable - not capable of being foretold | |
| 3. | episodic - limited in duration to a single episode; "an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers" impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" |
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episodic
adjective
1. irregular, occasional, sporadic, intermittent episodic attacks of fever
2. irregular, rambling, disconnected, anecdotal, disjointed, wandering, discursive, digressive an episodic narrative of unrelated characters
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
episodic
[ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk] adj (= spasmodic) [nature] → épisodique; [attack] → épisodique
[narrative, film] → épisodique
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episodic
adj → episodenhaft, episodisch; novel → in Episoden
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episodic
[ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk] adj → episodico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995