episode

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛpɪsəʊd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɛpɪsoʊd/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

• Hyphenation: epi‧sode

Noun

Singular episode

Plural episodes

1. (countable) An episode is an event or a short period of time that is important or unusual.

   She remembered an especially strange episode that occurred when she was a teenager.

2. (countable) An episode is a part of a dramatic work such as a television or radio program.

   This television series has 10 episodes and will be shown over the next 10 weeks.