EPISODE


Meaning of EPISODE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ epɪsoʊd ]

( episodes)

1.

You can refer to an event or a short period of time as an episode if you want to suggest that it is important or unusual, or has some particular quality.

This episode is bound to be a deep embarrassment for Washington...

Unfortunately it was a rather sordid episode of my life.

N-COUNT : usu with supp

2.

An episode of something such as a series on radio or television or a story in a magazine is one of the separate parts in which it is broadcast or published.

The final episode will be shown next Sunday.

= instalment

N-COUNT : oft N of n

3.

An episode of an illness is short period in which a person who suffers from it is affected by it particularly badly. ( MEDICAL )

= attack

N-COUNT : usu with supp

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