ep‧i‧sod‧ic /ˌepəˈsɒdɪk◂, ˌepɪˈsɒdɪk◂ $ -ˈsɑː-/ adjective formal

1. something that is episodic happens from time to time and then stops for a while, rather than happening all the time:
his episodic involvement in politics

2. an episodic story or memory is one in which a lot of different events happen that do not follow on from each other

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