episode
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Definition of episode
1 : a usually brief unit of action in a dramatic or literary work: such as
a : the part of an ancient Greek tragedy between two choric songs
b : a developed situation that is integral to but separable from a continuous narrative : incident
c : one of a series of loosely connected stories or scenes
d : the part of a serial presented at one performance
2 : an event that is distinctive and separate although part of a larger series
3 : a digressive subdivision in a musical composition
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Synonyms for episode
Synonyms
affair, circumstance, event, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing
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Colbert said on Wednesday night’s episode of The Late Show. — Melissa Locker, Time, "Trump's NATO Remarks Did Not Surprise Stephen Colbert at All," 12 July 2018 The mother-daughter duo teamed up to compete on Thursday’s episode of Double Dare, Nickelodeon’s revival of the popular ’90s game show known for its messy physical challenges. — PEOPLE.com, "See Jamie Lynn Spears and Daughter Maddie Get Pied in the Face as They Compete on Double Dare," 12 July 2018 The German car makers have taken it on themselves to make lemonade out of this episode by promoting a zero-for-zero solution—which, by the way, would be a big win for U.S. consumers. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Is Trump’s Car War a Bluff?," 10 July 2018 In this episode of Go To Bed With Me, Chambers walks us through her entire nighttime skin routine. — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, "Elizabeth Chambers Hammer's Nighttime Skin Routine Includes a Slice of Fresh Papaya," 10 July 2018 This episode did not cure Adams of his habitual overconfidence. — Gary Kamiya, SFChronicle.com, "The original Grizzly Adams kept his bears on a chain in SF," 7 July 2018 Michelle Beadle reacted to the news on Friday’s episode of Get Up!, and questioned why any franchise would believe Leonard could deliver as a leader of a franchise given what’s happened in San Antonio. — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, "Michelle Beadle eviscerates Kawhi Leonard: 'What are you doing with your career?'," 6 July 2018 Robert Dean is the producer of this Monday's episode with Keith Morrison, The Threat. — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, "At the Desk of: Robert Dean, Dateline Producer of ‘The Threat’," 6 July 2018 The injuries Wyatt suffered in the crash caused him to miss WWE’s house shows this weekend and Monday’s episode of Raw. — Dan Gartland, SI.com, "Bray Wyatt Cited for Careless Driving in Three-Car Crash," 4 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'episode.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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episode
noun
English Language Learners Definition of episode
: an event or a short period of time that is important or unusual
: a television show, radio show, etc., that is one part of a series
: an occurrence of an illness
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Kids Definition of episode
1 : an event or one of a series of events that stands out clearly I'm trying to forget the whole embarrassing episode.
2 : one in a series of connected stories or performances
episode
nounMedical Definition of episode
: an event that is distinctive and separate although part of a larger series especially : an occurrence of a usually recurrent pathological abnormal condition a manic episode hypoglycemic episodes
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