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| ep·i·sode [ éppi sd ] (plural ep·i·sodes) |
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1. significant incident: an event that is a part of but distinct from a greater whole and that often has specific significance
  Let's try to put this unfortunate episode behind us, OK?
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2. literature tv radio part of serialized work: a part of a serialized story or program that is published or broadcast separately
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3. literature event in narrative: an incident, description, or series of events in a narrative that is part of the whole but may digress from the main plot
The episode in the library reveals a lot about the main character.
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4. medicine occurrence of illness: an occurrence of a particular illness or symptom of an illness, usually one of a connected series, often repeated over a period of time
episodes of breathlessness and chest pain
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5. theater section of Greek tragedy: a section of an ancient Greek tragedy between two choruses
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6. music digressive musical passage: a digressive passage between two musical themes, e.g. in a rondo or fugue
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| [Late 17th century. < Greek epeisodion "addition," form of epeisodios "coming in besides" < eisodos "coming in" < hodos "road"] |
