episode

A2 Topic:Film & Television

US /ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/ UK /ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/ See IPA manual

Freq #2571

Meanings

1

noun
One part of a story shown in a TV or radio series.

I can't wait to watch next week's episode.
2

noun
A single event or short period that stands out from others.

It was a most embarrassing episode in my life.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · one part of a story shown... installment instalment

2 noun · a single event or short... incident event occurrence

Word family

Forms episodes

Derived forms appisodeepisodalepisodialepisodicepisodicalminisodemobisodemultiepisodepostepisodewebisode

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Phrases (1)

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significant episode
an event or section of a story that has an important effect

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Episode comes from Greek epeisodios, “coming in besides.” It originally denoted a section between two choral songs in Greek tragedy; its use for an instalment of a radio and later television drama arose in the early 20th century.

Etymology

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”).

épisode French *epīsodium la-new ἐπεισόδιον Ancient Greek

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Topics

Film & Television General Vocabulary

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# episode

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/
**Frequency rank:** 2571

## Meanings
1. One part of a story shown in a TV or radio series.
2. A single event or short period that stands out from others.

## Examples
- I can't wait to watch next week's episode.
- It was a most embarrassing episode in my life.

## Derived Forms
- appisode
- episodal
- episodial
- episodic
- episodical
- minisode
- mobisode
- multiepisode
- postepisode
- webisode

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: épisode
- Root: *epīsodium
- Root: ἐπεισόδιον

## Etymology
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”).

## AI Etymology
Episode comes 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”). In current use, the main senses are “One part of a story shown in a TV or radio series” and “A single event or short period that stands out from others”.

## Topics
- Film & Television
- General Vocabulary

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