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Webster 1913 Edition

Episode

Ep′i-sode

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] a coming in besides, [GREEK] episode; [GREEK] into, besides + [GREEK] a coming in, [GREEK] into + [GREEK] way, cf. Skr.
sad
to go: cf. F.
épisode
.]
(Rhet.)
A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it.

Webster 1828 Edition

Episode

EP'ISODE

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Noun.
[From the Gr.] In poetry, a separate incident, story or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related in the poem; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it.

Definition 2024

épisode

épisode

See also: episode and Episode

French

Noun

épisode m ‎(plural épisodes)

  1. episode (all meanings)

Etymology

Greek ἐπεισόδιον, from ἐπί, "on", + εἰς, "into", + ὁδός, "way". An acute accent was later added to the first e to indicate the correct pronunciation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.pi.zɔd/

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