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The definition of an episode is a part or scene of a story or in history that is complete in itself, or an event that is part of sequence of events, or an ancient Greek tragedy.

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An example of an episode is The Two Towers of the Lord of the Rings series.
An example of an episode is an act from Phrynichus' Fall of Miletus.

See episode in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the part of an ancient Greek tragedy between two choric songs: it corresponds to an act
in a novel, poem, etc., any part of the story, or a narrative digression, that is largely complete in itself
any event or series of events complete in itself but forming part of a larger one: an episode in the war
any installment of a serialized story or drama
Music a passage or section digressing from a main theme, as in a fugue or rondo

Origin: Gr epeisodion, addition, episode, orig. neut. of epeisodios, following upon the entrance < epi-, upon + eisodos, an entrance < eis-, into + hodos, way, road < IE base *sed-, to go

See episode in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. An incident or event that is part of a progression or a larger sequence: “South Africa may remain one of history's most tragic episodes” (Bayard Rustin).
b. One of a series of related events in the course of a continuous account. See Synonyms at occurrence.
A portion of a narrative that relates an event or a series of connected events and forms a coherent story in itself; an incident: an episode in a picaresque novel.
a. A separate part of a serialized work, such as a novel or play.
b. A separate program that is part of a television or radio series.
A section of a classic Greek tragedy that occurs between two choric songs.
Music A passage between statements of a main subject or theme, as in a rondo or fugue.