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coun⋅ter⋅plot

  [n., v. koun-ter-plot; v. also -koun-ter-plot] noun, verb, -plot⋅ted, -plot⋅ting.
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–noun
1. a plot directed against another plot.
2. Literature. a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme. Compare subplot.
–verb (used without object)
3. to devise a counterplot.
–verb (used with object)
4. to plot against (a plot or plotter).
Origin:
1590–1600; counter- + plot
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coun·ter·plot   (koun'tər-plŏt')   
n.  

  1. A plot or scheme intended to subvert another plot.

  2. See subplot.

v.   coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting, coun·ter·plots

v.   intr.
To oppose or subvert one plot with another.
v.   tr.
To plot against; thwart with a counterplot.
sub·plot   (sŭb'plŏt')   
n.  

  1. A plot subordinate to the main plot of a literary work or film. Also called counterplot, underplot.

  2. A subdivision of a plot of land, especially a plot used for experimental purposes.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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