episode
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1. occurrence
ep.i.sode \'ep-*-.so-d\ \.ep-*-'sa:d-ik\ \-i-k*l\ \-i-k(*-)le-\ n [Gk
epeisodion, fr. neut. of epeisodios coming in besides, fr. e]pi- + eisodios
coming in, fr. eis into (akin to Gk en in) + hodos road, journey - more at
IN, CEDE 1: a usu. brief unit of action in a dramatic or literary work : as
1a: the part of an ancient Greek tragedy between two choric songs 1b: a
developed situation that is integral to but separable from a continuo us
narrative : INCIDENT 1c: one of a series of loosely connected stories or
scenes 1d: the part of a serial presented at one performance 2: an event
that is distinctive and separate although part of a larger seri es 3: a
digressive subdivision in a musical composition adv - episodic