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subplot

[suhb-plot]

sub·plot

[suhb-plot]
noun
a secondary or subordinate plot, as in a play, novel, or other literary work; underplot. Compare counterplot (def. 2).

Origin:
1915–20; sub- + plot
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subplot (ˈsʌbˌplɒt)
 
n
a subordinate or auxiliary plot in a novel, play, film, etc

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