different between episodic vs serial

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

1840, in reference to the books of Charles Dickens (published in sequential parts, as a series). Formed as series +? -al, on model of Latin seri?lis, from seri?s + -?lis.

Cognate to Italian seriale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s???i???/
• Homophone: cereal

Adjective

serial (not comparable)

1. Having to do with or arranged in a series.

   Synonym: sequential

2. Doing something repeatedly or regularly as part of one's lifestyle or career.

   Synonym: career

3. Published or produced in installments.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

serial (plural serials)

1. A work, such as a work of fiction, published in installments, often numbered and without a specified end.
2. A publication issued in successive parts, often numbered and with no predetermined end.
3. (computing, slang) A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.

Descendants

• ? Russian: ??????? (seriál, “TV-series”)
  • ? Azerbaijani: serial

Translations

See also

• fascicle
• twelve tone technique

Related terms

Verb

serial (third-person singular simple present serials, present participle serialling or (US) serialing, simple past and past participle serialled or (US) serialed)

1. (transitive) to assign a serial number to (especially of aircraft)

References

• DeLone et. al. (Eds.) (1975). Aspects of Twentieth-Century Music. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. ?ISBN, Ch. 6.
• serial at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Google books: uses of serial

Anagrams

• Alires, Israel, Isreal, Lieras, Sailer, Sal Rei, ariels, railes, realis, relais, resail, sailer, serail

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian ??????? (seriál), from English serial.

Noun

serial (definite accusative serial?, plural seriallar)

1. (broadcasting, film) series

Declension

Further reading

• “serial” in Obastan.com.

Polish

Etymology

From English serial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?r?.jal/

Noun

serial m inan

1. (television) series (television program which consists of several episodes that are broadcast in regular intervals)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) serialowy

Further reading

• serial in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• serial in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

serie +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se??jal/, [se??jal]

Adjective

serial (plural seriales)

1. serial

Noun

serial m or f (plural seriales)

1. serial

Further reading

• “serial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.