Meaning & use
TV episode
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UK/ˌtiː ˈviː ˈepɪsəʊd/
US/ˌtiː ˈviː ˈepɪsoʊd/
Meaning
nouncountable
One single installment of a television series.
Grammar: Countable: a TV episode, TV episodes. Often shortened to 'episode' when the context is clear.
Patterns
- a TV episode
- watch a TV episode
- the latest TV episode
We watched the latest TV episode of our favorite show last night.
Each TV episode is about 45 minutes long.
The TV episode ended with a cliffhanger.
Word forms
| plural | TV episodes |
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Common combinations
- TV episode guide
- I checked the TV episode guide to see when the next one airs.
- new TV episode
- A new TV episode will be released next week.
- TV episode recap
- She read a TV episode recap to catch up on the plot.
- final TV episode
- The final TV episode of the series drew millions of viewers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- installment
- A more general term for any part of a series, not limited to TV.
- episode
- Shorter and more common; can refer to any serialized story, not just television.
Word family
- episodic adjective
- Describing something that is divided into separate episodes.
Practice
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