See Also: episodic(dictionary)
episodic(dictionary)
episodic dyscontrol syndrome(medicine)

amalgam (oh) and episodic (iou)


amalgam (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: amalgame, from Medieval Latin amalgama, probably from Greek malagma 'softening substance']
[C] formal a mixture of different things
amalgam of
::an amalgam of different styles

episodic (iou)



episodic adjective. E18.
[from EPISODE + -IC.]
1. Of the Nature of an episode; incidental. E18.
G. Maxwell My earlier sojourn in the Hebrides..in retrospect seemed episodic.
2. Occurring in or characterized by episodes; occasional, sporadic. E18.
George Eliot His episodic show of regard. British Medical Journal Episodic joint inflammation.
episodal adjective (rare) = EPISODIC L19.
episodical adjective = EPISODIC M17.
episodically adverb M18.
episodicity noun (Geology) episodic quality or character M20.