EPISODE

sequence, episode

(noun) film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie

episode

(noun) a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series

episode, installment, instalment

(noun) a part of a broadcast serial

episode

(noun) a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

episode (plural episodes)

An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.

An instalment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.

Hyponyms

• (instalment of a TV series): bottle episode

Source: Wiktionary


Ep"i*sode, n. Etym: [Gr. sad to go: cf. F. épisode.] (Rhet.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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