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Definitions for: Episode
[n] film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
[n] a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
[n] a part of a broadcast serial
[n] a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
Webster (1913) Definition: Ep"i*sode, n. [Gr. ? a coming in besides, ? episode; ?
into, besides + ? a coming in, ? into + ? way, cf. Skr. sad
to go: cf. F. ['e]pisode.] (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.
Synonyms: installment, instalment, sequence
See Also: broadcast, chapter, cliffhanger, drama, dramatic event, film, flick, happening, idyll, incident, motion picture, movie, moving picture, natural event, occurrence, photographic film, pic, picture, picture show, program, programme, section, serial, series, subdivision
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