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单词 by-plot
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by-plotn.

/ˈbʌɪplɒt/
Forms: Also bye-plot.
Etymology: < by- comb. form 2c(a)(i), 2b(c), 2b(d) + plot n.
1. An outlying plot of ground. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > land > tract > [noun] > lying beyond or out of the way
thorter land1488
by-plot1587
by-ground1611
1587 W. Harrison Hist. Descr. Iland Brit. (new ed.) i. xix. 114/1 in Holinshed's Chron. (new ed.) I Ech surueior amendeth such by-plots & lanes as seeme best for his owne commoditie.
2. A subordinate plot by the side of the main one; a plot within a plot.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [noun] > plot > parts of plot
envoy1616
undermirth1640
counter-turn1651
under-walk1651
deus ex machina1697
happy ending1748
dénouement1752
anagnorisis1783
comic relief1783
by-play1812
tragic irony1833
by-plot1851
dramatic irony1881
plot point1909
cliff-hanging1945
subtext1960
1851 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire III. xxiv. 53 In an era of revolution there are always by-plots..parallel..with the main action of the drama.
1859 C. Kingsley Misc. II. 121 This bye-plot runs through the play.
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