Episode

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊd

Origin

From French épisode, from New Latin *episodium, from Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisodion, "a parenthetic addition, episode"), neuter of ἐπεισόδιος (epeisodios, "following upon the entrance, coming in besides, adventitious"), from ἐπί (epi, "on") + εἰς (eis, "into") + ὀδός (odos, "way").

Full definition of episode

Noun

1. An incident or action standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.''It was a most embarrassing episode in my life
• 1935, w, The Norwich Victims Chapter 10/6, 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.
2. An installment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.''I can't wait till next week’s episode.
• 2012, May 20, Nathan Rabin, TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992), 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.

Derived terms

• episodic
• episodical