EPISODE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does episode mean? 

• EPISODE (noun)
  The noun EPISODE has 4 senses:

1. a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

2. a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series

3. a part of a broadcast serial

4. film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

  Familiarity information: EPISODE used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPISODE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("episode" is a kind of...):

happening; natural event; occurrence; occurrent (an event that happens)

Meronyms (parts of "episode"):

incident (a single distinct event)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "episode"):

drama; dramatic event (an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional)

chapter (a series of related events forming an episode)

idyll (an episode of such pastoral or romantic charm as to qualify as the subject of a poetic idyll)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("episode" is a kind of...):

section; subdivision (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical))

Sense 3

Meaning:

A part of a broadcast serial

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

episode; installment; instalment

Hypernyms ("episode" is a kind of...):

broadcast; program; programme (a radio or television show)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "episode"):

cliffhanger (an episode that ends in suspense)

Holonyms ("episode" is a part of...):

serial; series (a serialized set of programs)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

episode; sequence

Hypernyms ("episode" is a kind of...):

film; photographic film (photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies)

Holonyms ("episode" is a part of...):

film; flick; motion-picture show; motion picture; movie; moving-picture show; moving picture; pic; picture; picture show (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement)

 Context examples 

These episodes occurred later than the wet environmental conditions that formed lake-bed deposits the rover examined at the mountain's base.

(Curiosity Eyes Prominent Mineral Veins on Mars, NASA)

Between the episodes the affected muscles usually work normally.

(Familial Periodic Paralysis, NCI Thesaurus)

Wheezing episodes were reported by parents.

(Infant Exposure to Allergens May Help Prevent Wheezing, NIH)

It is characterized by sustained thrombocytosis in the blood, increased numbers of large, mature megakaryocytes in the bone marrow, and episodes of thrombosis and/or hemorrhage.

(Essential thrombocythemia, NCI Thesaurus)

With this early episode, set in mythological time, the manipulation of information and language has begun.

(‘Trickster god’ used fake news in Babylonian Noah story, University of Cambridge)

Happily, Mars, your ruling planet, will be in ideal angle to your Sun and full moon, encouraging a highly romantic episode.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Frequent episodes of urination during the night.

(Nocturia, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare disorder characterized by sudden and transient episodes of loss of muscle tone.

(Cataplexy, NCI Thesaurus)

Chronic infection often consists of acute episodes with remissions.

(Equine Infectious Anemia Virus, NCI Thesaurus)

Cognitive difficulties in patients with diabetes, caused by repeated episodes of low blood sugar, could be reduced with antioxidants, according to a new study.

(Antioxidants May Prevent Cognitive Impairment in Diabetes, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)