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protoplot
protoplot n.
Brit. 
/ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)plɒt/
, /ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)plɒt/U.S. /ˈproʊdəˌplɑt/
rare †(a) an original plot or scheme (obsolete); (b) a primitive or rudimentary plot or narrative./ˈproʊdəˌplɑt/ΚΠ
1584 Copie of Let. conc. Erle of Leycester 111 Their Architype or Protoplote which they folow (I meane the conspiracie of Nortumberland and Suffolk in king Edwards dayes).
1977 Film Q. Spring 20/1 In this proto-plot of a Quest, a Hero responds to deceitful villainy which has worked harm and loss on a ‘family’.
2003 D. M. Carr Erotic Word 195 Note as well J. Munro's exploration of some elements of a protoplot in Spikenard and Saffron.
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