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episodic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • [ˌep.ɪˈsɔɾ.ɪk] (Australia)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • [ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.ɾɪk] (Atlantic-Canada, US)
  • /ˌep.ɪˈsɔd.ɪk/ (Australia)
  • /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.dɪk/ (Atlantic-Canada, US)
  • /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)
  • [ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒɾ.ɪk] (Boston, Canada, Maine)

Etymology

From episode + -ic. Compare French épisodique.

Meanings

  1. Relating to an episode.
    • When I'm not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double-duty as a voice coach. 1999, The Limey (movie)
  2. Sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly.
    • Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.
  3. Consisting of a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes.
    • I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most episodic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more episodic Degree=Cmp lexicographic
episodick alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

nonepisodic · semi-episodic · episodically · episodic dyscontrol syndrome · webisodic · episodic wave · multiepisodic · episodic memory · episodicity · postepisodic · antiepisodic · preepisodic

Synonyms

episodical

Translations (16)

it episodico (Translations) · be эпізады́чны (Translations) · sv episodisk (Translations) · uk епізоди́чний (Translations) · ast episódicu (Translations) · nl episodisch (Translations) · de episodisch (Translations) · fr épisodique (Translations) · da episodisk (Translations) · pl epizodyczny (Translations) · ru эпизоди́чный (Translations) · es episódico (Translations) · pt episódico (Translations) · ru эпизоди́ческий (Translations) · gl episódico (Translations) · ca episòdic (Translations)