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Episodic vs Cyclical - What's the difference?

episodic | cyclical |

As adjectives the difference between episodic and cyclical

is that episodic is relating to an episode while cyclical is recurring at regular intervals.

episodic

English

Alternative forms

* episodick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • 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.
  • sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly
  • :* Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.
  • (literature) made up a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes
  • :* I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?

    • cyclical

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • recurring at regular intervals

    • Synonyms

    * cyclic * periodic