subplot
subplot · subplots
A plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plotA plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.
UK/ˈsʌb.plɒt/US/ˈsʌb.plɑt/
» Chapter five focused on the romantic subplot of the novel.
Meaning
2 sensesA plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.
A subdivision of a plot of land, especially one used for an agricultural experiment.
1999, E. K. Sadanandan Nambiar, Christian Cossalter, Site Management and Productivity in Tropical Plantation Forest, There are 72 trees in each plot (6x12) and 36 trees in each subplot.
Examples
1 sentencesChapter five focused on the romantic subplot of the novel.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From sub- + plot.From sub- + plot.
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