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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=1678|origins=grc ἐπεισόδιον}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈep.ɪ.səʊd/, US /ˈep.ə.soʊd/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|épisode]] or directly [[bor|grc|ἐπεισόδιον|tr=epeisódion|t=an addition; a parenthetic narrative]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(AHD 2000) the neuter of [[m|grc|ἐπεισόδιος|tr=epeisódios|t=coming in besides]],^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from [[m|grc|ἐπί|tr=epí|t=in addition]] and [[m|grc|εἴσοδος|tr=eísodos|t=a coming in, entrance]],^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) itself from [[m|grc|εἰς|tr=eis|t=into]] and [[m|grc|ὁδός|tr=hodós|t=way, path]].^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ In ancient Greek tragedy, the dialogue between two choric songs: 1678.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ An incidental narrative or digression in a poem or story is from 1679, in Dryden.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) An incident that stands out in a person's life or in the history of a country is from 1773, in Goldsmith's ''She Stoops to Conquer''.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989) In music an episode is a passage between statements of a fugue subject, from 1869.^(OED 1989) Each instalment of a serial film, and later of a radio or television drama, is from 1915,^(OED 1989) in the early 20th century.^(Cresswell 2021) ''Episodic'' is from 1711.^(Barnhart 1988)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1678 – a section of a Greek tragedy.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1679 – a digression in a story.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1711 – ''episodic''.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1773 – an incident in a life.^(Barnhart 1988)

+ * 1869 – a passage in music.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1915 – an instalment of a serial.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # An event or period that stands apart from what surrounds it; an [[incident]].^(AHD)^(SOED 2002)

+ # One part of a [[serial]] on television or radio.^(AHD)^(Cresswell 2021)

+ # A part of a story that is complete in itself.^(AHD)^(OED 1989)

+ # ''(music)'' A passage between statements of the main theme.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[episodic]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[exodus]]

+ * [[method]]

+ * [[period]]

+ * [[synod]]

+ * [[odometer]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}