Ĕp'i-sōde, n.

n. [Gr. ἐπεισόδος, a coming in besides, from ἐπί and εἴσοδος, a coming in, entrance, from εἰς, into, and ὁδός, way; Fr. 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.