Episodic — can refer to * The nature of television series that are divided into short programs. See Episode* Episodic memory relates to the types of memory that result from specific incidents in a life time.* In Geology episodic refers to events that occur… … Wikipedia
Episodic — Ep i*so dic, Episodical Ep i*so dic*al, a. [Cf. F. [ e]pisodique. See {Episode}.] Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. {Ep i*so dic*al*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
episodic — 1711, from EPISODE (Cf. episode) + IC (Cf. ic). Episodical is from 1660s … Etymology dictionary
episodic — [adj] intermittent; composed of several tales anecdotal, digressive, disconnected, discursive, disjointed, incidental, irregular, occasional, picaresque, rambling, roundabout, segmented, soap opera*, sporadic, wandering; concept 482 Ant.… … New thesaurus
episodic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) occurring as or presented in episodes. 2) occurring at irregular intervals. DERIVATIVES episodically adverb … English terms dictionary
episodic — [ep΄ə säd′ik] adj. 1. having the nature of an episode; incidental 2. divided into episodes, often not closely related or well integrated: Also episodical episodically adv … English World dictionary
episodic — [[t]e̱pɪsɒ̱dɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is episodic occurs at irregular and infrequent intervals. [FORMAL] ...episodic attacks of fever. 2) ADJ GRADED An episodic piece of writing or film consists of a series of events, which often seem… … English dictionary
episodic — ep|i|sod|ic [ˌepıˈsɔdık US ˈsa: ] adj formal 1.) something that is episodic happens from time to time and then stops for a while, rather than happening all the time ▪ his episodic involvement in politics 2.) an episodic story or memory is one in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
episodic — also episodical adjective Date: 1711 1. made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes 2. having the form of an episode 3. of or limited in duration or significance to a particular episode ; temporary < may be able to establish whether … New Collegiate Dictionary
episodic — adjective /ˌɛpɪˈsɑdɪk/ a) relating to an episode When Im not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double duty as a voice coach. b) sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly , Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didnt preve … Wiktionary
