Wiktionary:Word of the day/September 8

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bottle episode n

(originally US, television) An episode of a television series designed to be inexpensive and restricted in its use of sets, effects, cast members, etc. The first episode of the original Star Trek television series aired in the United States on this day in 1966. The term bottle episode is said to have originated from a nickname used by the cast and crew of the series for an episode set entirely on board the starship USS Enterprise.

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