Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

episodic

/ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.dɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: episod-ic
IPA: /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.dɪk/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to an episode.

adj

Sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly.

adj

Consisting of a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes.

Example Sentences

"When I'm not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double-duty as a voice coach."
"Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá."
"I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?"

Etymology

From episode + -ic. Compare French épisodique.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: episode

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.dɪk/
British English: /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/

Inflected Forms

more episodic (comparative) most episodic (superlative) episodick (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

antiepisodic episodically episodicity multiepisodic nonepisodic postepisodic preepisodic webisodic

Phrases

episodic dyscontrol syndrome episodic memory episodic wave semi-episodic

Synonyms

episodical occasional

Rhymes With

periodic melodic rhapsodic iodic monodic odic eisteddfodic

Questions

How do you pronounce episodic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.dɪk/.
What does episodic mean?: Relating to an episode.
Where does episodic come from?: From episode + -ic. Compare French épisodique.

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