one part of a story that is broadcast on television or radio in several parts

an event, a situation, or a period of time in somebody’s life, a novel, etc. that is important or interesting in some way

I'd like to try and forget the whole episode.

One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in Chapter 6.

It was an episode in his life that he was not proud of.

a period of time during which somebody is affected by a particular illness or a particular stage of a longer illness

All the patients had episodes of unexplained fever.

His former wife suffered with depressive episodes.

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