/ ˈepɪsəʊd; NAmE -soʊd/ noun
1.
an event, a situation, or a period of time in sb's life, a novel, etc. that is important or interesting in some way
SYN incident :
I'd like to try and forget the whole episode.
One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in Chapter 6.
2.
one part of a story that is broadcast on television or radio in several parts
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (denoting a section between songs in Greek tragedy): from Greek epeisodion , neuter of epeisodios coming in besides, from epi in addition + eisodos entry (from eis into + hodos way).