noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɛp.ɪ.səʊd/
General-American:/ˈɛp.ə.soʊd/
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈep.ɪ.səʉd/
rhymes with -əʊd
CMU ARPABET:EH1 P AH0 S OW2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:EH1 P IH0 S OW2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A discrete but connected event, situation, or period within a broader sequence, narrative, or life course.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
A bounded narrative unit within a television series, constituting a single installment that is structurally discrete yet interrelated with the series as a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, radio, television
Examples
I can't wait till next week’s episode.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sequence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: film, photographic film
4
noun
Meaning 4
a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: section, subdivision
5
noun
Meaning 5
a part of a broadcast serial
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: installment, instalment
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: broadcast, program, programme
Narrower terms: cliffhanger
6
noun
Meaning 6
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From French épisode, from New Latin *epīsodium, from Ancient Greek ἐπεισόδιον (epeisódion, “a parenthetic addition, episode”), neuter of ἐπεισόδιος (epeisódios, “following upon the entrance, coming in besides, adventitious”), from ἐπί (epí, “on”) + εἰς (eis, “into”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”).
Across languages
Translations
170 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
حَادِثَة
(ḥādiṯa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Arabic:
وَاقِعَة
(wāqiʕa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Azerbaijani:
vaqiə
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Azerbaijani:
hadisə
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Bashkir:
ваҡиға
(vaqiğa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Basque:
gertaera
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Belarusian:
эпізо́д
(epizód)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Belarusian:
падзе́я
(padzjéja)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Bulgarian:
слу́чка
(slúčka)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Bulgarian:
епизо́д
(epizód)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Bulgarian:
съби́тие
(sǎbítie)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Catalan:
episodi
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Chinese Mandarin:
事件
(shìjiàn)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Chinese Mandarin:
插曲
(chāqǔ)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Danish:
episode
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Danish:
hændelse
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Dutch:
gebeuren
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Dutch:
episode
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Finnish:
tapaus
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Finnish:
episodi
— incident or action connected with a series of events
French:
épisode
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Galician:
episodio
— incident or action connected with a series of events
German:
Episode
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Greek:
επεισόδιο
(epeisódio)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Hungarian:
esemény
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Hungarian:
epizód
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Icelandic:
atvik
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Indonesian:
episode
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Irish:
eachtra
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Irish:
teagmhas
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Italian:
episodio
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Japanese:
出来事
(dekigoto)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Japanese:
挿話
(sōwa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Japanese:
エピソード
(episōdo)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Japanese:
逸話
(itsuwa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Kazakh:
оқиға
(oqiğa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Korean:
사건
(sageon)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Korean:
삽화
(saphwa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Korean:
일화
(ilhwa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Korean:
에피소드
(episodeu)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Kyrgyz:
окуя
(okuya)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Mongolian:
тохиолдол
(toxioldol)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Mongolian:
тохиол
(toxiol)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Iranian Persian:
واقِعِه
(vâġe'e)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Iranian Persian:
حادِثِه
(hâdese)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Polish:
epizod
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Portuguese:
episódio
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Russian:
эпизо́д
(epizód)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Russian:
слу́чай
(slúčaj)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Russian:
собы́тие
(sobýtije)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Russian:
происше́ствие
(proisšéstvije)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Slovene:
epizoda
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Spanish:
episodio
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Spanish:
incidente
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Swedish:
episod
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Tajik:
воқеа
(voqea)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Tajik:
ҳодиса
(hodisa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Tatar:
вакыйга
(waqıyğa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Telugu:
ఉపకథ
(upakatha)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Turkish:
epizot
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Turkmen:
hadysa
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Turkmen:
waka
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Ukrainian:
епізо́д
(epizód)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Ukrainian:
поді́я
(podíja)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Urdu:
وَاقِعَہ
(vāqi'a)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Urdu:
حادِثَہ
(hādisa)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Uyghur:
ۋەقە
(weqe)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Uyghur:
ھادىسە
(hadise)
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Uzbek:
voqea
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Uzbek:
hodisa
— incident or action connected with a series of events
Albanian:
episod
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Arabic:
حَلْقَة
(ḥalqa)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Arabic:
حَلَقَة
(ḥalaqa)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Arabic:
جُزْء
(juzʔ)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Arabic:
حَلقة
(ḥalga, ḥalaga)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Armenian:
դրվագ
(drvag)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Armenian:
էպիզոդ
(ēpizod)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Belarusian:
эпізо́д
(epizód)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Belarusian:
се́рыя
(sjéryja)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Belarusian:
сэ́рыя
(séryja)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Bengali:
পর্ব
(porbo)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Bulgarian:
епизо́д
(epizód)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Catalan:
capítol
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Catalan:
episodi
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Chinese Mandarin:
集
(jí)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Czech:
epizoda
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Danish:
afsnit
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Danish:
del
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Dutch:
aflevering
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Esperanto:
epizodo
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Estonian:
episood
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Estonian:
osa
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Faroese:
partur
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Finnish:
jakso
— instalment of a drama told in parts
French:
épisode
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Galician:
episodio
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Georgian:
ეპიზოდი
(eṗizodi)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
German:
Episode
— instalment of a drama told in parts
German:
Folge
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Greek:
επεισόδιο
(epeisódio)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Hebrew:
פֶּרֶק
(pérek)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Hindi:
एपिसोड
(episoḍ)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Hindi:
उपकथा
(upakthā)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Hindi:
प्रकरण
(prakraṇ)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Hindi:
कड़ी
(kaṛī)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Hungarian:
rész
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Hungarian:
epizód
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Icelandic:
þáttur
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Irish:
eagrán
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Irish:
eipeasóid
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Irish:
clár
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Italian:
episodio
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Japanese:
エピソード
(episōdo)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Japanese:
回
(kai)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Kazakh:
эпизод
(épizod)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Korean:
에피소드
(episodeu)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Korean:
회
(hoe)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Kyrgyz:
эпизод
(epizod)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Latvian:
epizode
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Lithuanian:
epizodas
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Macedonian:
епизо́да
(epizóda)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Malay:
episod
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Māori:
wāhanga
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Mongolian:
анги
(angi)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Norwegian Bokmål:
episode
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Norwegian Nynorsk:
episode
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Iranian Persian:
اِپیزود
(epizod)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Iranian Persian:
قِسْمَت
(ġesmat)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Iranian Persian:
بَخْش
(baxš)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Polish:
odcinek
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Polish:
epizod
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Portuguese:
episódio
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Romanian:
episod
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Russian:
эпизо́д
(epizód)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Russian:
се́рия
(sérija)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Scottish Gaelic:
eadar-sgeul
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Serbo-Croatian:
епизо́да
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Serbo-Croatian:
epizóda
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Slovak:
epizóda
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Slovak:
časť
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Slovene:
epizoda
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Spanish:
capítulo
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Spanish:
episodio
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Swedish:
episod
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Swedish:
avsnitt
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Tajik:
лавҳа
(lavha)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Tajik:
манзара
(manzara)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Tajik:
эпизод
(epizod)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Tajik:
қисмат
(qismat)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Tajik:
бахш
(baxš)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Thai:
ฉาก
(chàak)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Thai:
ตอน
(dtɔɔn)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Thai:
บท
(bòt)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Turkish:
epizot
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Turkish:
bölüm
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Turkmen:
bölüm
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Turkmen:
epizod
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Ukrainian:
епізо́д
(epizód)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Ukrainian:
се́рія
(sérija)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Urdu:
قِسْط
(qist)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Urdu:
ایپی سوڈ
(epī soḍ)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Urdu:
حِصَّہ
(hissa)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Urdu:
کَڑی
(kaṛī)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Uyghur:
بۆلۈم
(bölüm)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Uyghur:
ئېپىزوت
(ëpizot)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Uyghur:
قىسىم
(qisim)
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Uzbek:
epizod
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Vietnamese:
phần
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Vietnamese:
tập
— instalment of a drama told in parts
Welsh:
pennod
— instalment of a drama told in parts