1. A happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
   "The dinner party was just one episode in a week-long celebration"
    
2. A brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series
   "Each episode of the TV show ended with a cliffhanger"
    
3. A part of a broadcast serial
   "We eagerly awaited each new episode of the TV series";
   - installment [N. Amer], instalment
    
4. Film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
   "The chase episode was the most exciting part of the action film";
   - sequence

Derived forms: episodes

Type of: broadcast, film, happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent, photographic film, program [N. Amer], programme [Brit, Cdn], section, subdivision

Part of: film, flick [informal], motion picture, motion-picture show, movie, moving picture, moving-picture show, pic [informal], picture, picture show, serial, series

Encyclopedia: Episode