▪ a passage containing distinct material or introducing a new subject.
▪ a section between two choric songs in Greek tragedy.
Word Originlate 17th century (denoting a section between songs in Greek tragedy): from Greek epeisodion, neuter of epeisodios ‘coming in besides’, from epi ‘in addition’ + eisodos ‘entry’ (from eis ‘into’ + hodos ‘way’).