Episode

Ep″i‐sode (?), n. [Gr. � a coming in besides, � episode; � into, besides + � a coming in, � into + � way, cf. Skr. sad to go: cf. F. épisode.] (Rhet.) A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main subject, but naturally arising from it.