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sub⋅plot

  [suhb-plot]
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–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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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.
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