EPISODE
sequence, episode
(noun) film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
episode
(noun) a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
episode, installment, instalment
(noun) a part of a broadcast serial
episode
(noun) a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
episode (plural episodes)
An incident, action, or time period standing out by itself, but more or less connected with a complete series of events.
An instalment of a drama told in parts, as in a TV series.
Hyponyms
• (instalment of a TV series): bottle episode
Source: Wiktionary
Ep"i*sode, n. Etym: [Gr. sad to go: cf. F. épisode.] (Rhet.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition