Underplot

Underplot
Underplot Un"der*plot`, n. 1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. --Addison. [1913 Webster]


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  • underplot — [un′dər plät΄] n. a secondary plot in a story, play, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • underplot — noun A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story …   Wiktionary

  • underplot — n. 1. Subordinate plot. 2. Secret plot, clandestine scheme …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • underplot — /ˈʌndəplɒt/ (say unduhplot) noun 1. a subplot. 2. a secret scheme; trick. {under + plot1} …  

  • underplot — n. a subordinate plot in a play etc …   Useful english dictionary

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