episode

Definitions


[ˈɛpɪsəʊd], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an event or a group of events occurring as part of a sequence; an incident or period considered in isolation
(e.g: the whole episode has been a major embarrassment)

- each of the separate instalments into which a serialized story or radio or television programme is divided
(e.g: the final episode of the series)


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Origin:
late 17th century (denoting a section between songs in Greek tragedy): from Greek epeisodion, neuter of epeisodios ‘coming in besides’, from epi ‘in addition’ + eisodos ‘entry’ (from eis ‘into’ + hodos ‘way’)




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