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episodic, a.|ɛpɪˈsɒdɪk|
[f. episode + -ic.]
Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, an episode; incidental, occasional.
1711Shaftesbury Charac. (1737) III. 268 The same Episodick Liberty..which we have maintain'd in the preceding Chapters. 1725Pope Odyss. xii. note (R.), This episodic narration gives the Poet an opportunity to relate, etc. 1856Masson Ess., Story Year 1770. 257 Such incidents as these, episodic as they were to the two great topics of Wilkes and the Constitution and the growing disaffection of the American colonies. 1879Geo. Eliot Theo. Such vi. 123 His episodic show of regard.
b. Also, of a literary work: Characterized by the frequent introduction of episodes.
1866Felton Anc. & Mod. Gr. I. iv. 68 It [the Mahabharata] is more episodic than the other [the Ramayana]. |