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A sequence of action or events, esp. one forming a segment of a longer series.
In the arts. A distinct piece of action in a play or poem; †in early use, an event subordinate to the main design (so French incident).
A circumstance or set of circumstances, esp. of a striking or exciting nature, portrayed as affecting a… As a count noun. Frequently in plural.