ep1sodal

[Eng. episod(e); -al.] Pertaining to or of the nature of an episode; episodic. ěp'-I-sōde, 8. [Gr. epeisodos =a coming in besides: epi=upon, besides; eisodos =a coming in; eis =into, and hodos a way.] 1. An incident or minor event introduced for the purpose of giving variety to the history or relation of a series of events; an incident, narrative or digre ion in a story. 2. A simple event or incident in a series; as, an episode in a war, or in a man's life.