episode

Definition

  • noun: an event or a short period of time that is important or unusual
  • noun: a usually brief unit of action in a dramatic or literary work
  • synonyms: action, adventure, affair

Examples

  • The patient has experienced recurrent/repeated 'episodes' [='bouts'] of severe infection.

  • Millions of people are expected to watch the show's final 'episode'.

  • It was a brief romantic 'episode' in a life devoted to work.

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