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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12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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