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[
uhn
-der-plot
]
un·der·plot
/
ˈʌn
dərˌplɒt
/
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uhn
-der-plot
]
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noun
a
plot
subordinate to another
plot
,
as in a novel.
Origin:
1660–70;
under-
+
plot
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underplot
(ˈʌndəˌplɒt)
—
n
1.
a subsidiary plot in a literary or dramatic work
2.
an undercover plot
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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