The plot of a novel, poem, play, etc.; = plot, n. 6. Obsolete.

The plan or scheme of a literary or dramatic work; the main events of a play, novel, film, opera, etc., considered or presented as an…

an outline or précis drawn up on paper, esp. the plot of a play.

figurative and in figurative contexts. In plural. The fundamental or most basic features of something; the rudiments; spec. the outline of a…

The plot of a play, poem, or romance. Obsolete.

Chiefly with the. The event or series of events represented or described in a play, film, novel, or similar work.

spec. The plot of a play; = intrigue, n. 3.

The plot or story of a play or poem. †Also (rarely), a dramatic composition, play.

The series of incidents forming the basis of a novel, play, film, or other work; a plot, a storyline.

(a) an ending in a novel, play, etc., in which the plot achieves a happy resolution (esp. by marriage, continued good health, etc.), of a type…

(an outline of) the principal stages by which a narrative (esp. a film script) unfolds; a plot.

(a) a line of dialogue which furthers the plot of a play, film, etc.; (b) = sense 6; (also) a single strand of a narrative or plot.