English noun: episode |
1. | episode (event) a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events |
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| Broader (hypernym) | happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | chapter, drama, dramatic event, idyll |
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| Part holonym | incident |
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2. | episode (communication) a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series |
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| Broader (hypernym) | section, subdivision |
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3. | episode (communication) a part of a broadcast serial |
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| Synonyms | installment, instalment |
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| Broader (hypernym) | broadcast, program, programme |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cliffhanger |
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| Part meronym | serial, series |
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4. | episode (artifact) film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie |
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| Synonyms | sequence |
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| Broader (hypernym) | film, photographic film |
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| Part meronym | film, flick, motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic, picture, picture show |
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