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episodic

episodic

5 6.0
Having separate parts that each tell a short story
  • adjective
  • /ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk/
translation icon : episódico
  • What are your thoughts on the approach of episodic storytelling that the game utilizes?
  • episodic structure
  • episodic narrative
  • episodic view

But it does feel to me like that is a much more episodic story.

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Examples

  • Would you ever be interested in any episodic work?

  • The series is known for its episodic structure, with each episode featuring a new storyline.

  • It's a once a week episodic release.

  • But it does feel to me like that is a much more episodic story.

  • The book is becoming less of an episodic travel narrative and more of a, well, book.

    Blog text (26)
  • Creating a season long TV show that's episodic where you have to do character development.

  • So, uh, you've been doing guest shots on episodic TV shows the last couple of years?

  • They want shows that are episodic, branded on a theme, right?

  • The romantic plot is extraordinarily episodic, and the formation of the couple comes as a complete surprise.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And then there were procedural episodic dramas like CSI and Law and Order.

Compounds

episodic memory
  • Specialized
1 6.3

The ability to remember specific events from your own life with their details

episodic memory
  • Specialized
6.5

A computer system in AI that records past events so a program can learn and plan

How Continuous

continuous
141 3.7
serial
40 3.4
episodic
5 6.0
fragmented
9 4.4

Surface Forms

episodic positive

Morphology

episodic = episode (transparent) = episode + ic

Formed from 'episode' + '-ic' to mean 'relating to episodes or separate events', a straightforward adjectival formation.

Etymology

Episodic comes from the Greek epeisodion, where each episode was a separate 'entrance' into a play or story, like one TV episode that stands on its own. So an episodic show or account is made of separate episodes or events, not one long continuous story.