different between episodic vs episodicity

English

Alternative forms

• episodick (obsolete)

Etymology

episode +? -ic. Compare French épisodique.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??p??s?d?k/

  Rhymes: -?d?k

Adjective

episodic (comparative more episodic, superlative most episodic)

1. relating to an episode
   • 1999, The Limey (movie)

     When I'm not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double-duty as a voice coach.

2. sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly

   • Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.

3. (literature) made up a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes

   • I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?

Romanian

Etymology

From French épisodique

Adjective

episodic m or n (feminine singular episodic?, masculine plural episodici, feminine and neuter plural episodice)

1. episodic

Declension

Related terms

• episod

English

Etymology

episodic +? -ity

Noun

episodicity (usually uncountable, plural episodicities)

1. The quality of being episodic.