subplot

[ suhb-plot ]

/ ˈsʌbˌplɒt /

noun

a secondary or subordinate plot, as in a play, novel, or other literary work; underplot.Compare counterplot (def. 2).

Origin of subplot

First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + plot

Words nearby subplot

subperiosteal amputation, subperitoneal fascia, subphylum, subpixel, subpleural, subplot, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, subpolar, subpopulation, sub-post office

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Example sentences from the Web for subplot

The subplot is always whether The Company will outrun her latest mood swing, which also turns out to be somehow brilliant.
How Crazy Became All the Rage on TV|Elizabeth Wurtzel|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One subplot exchanges homeless people for illegal immigrants crossing into the United States.
‘The Bridge’: FX’s New U.S.-Mexican Border Thriller|Jace Lacob|July 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile there is a subplot (of sorts) about five people who all had a role in a crooked real estate deal.
Saw, Scrutinized|Choire Sicha|October 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But what exactly would turn psychotropic drugs like Prozac and Paxil and Zoloft into a subplot in the subprime mess?
Anti-Depressant Nation|Adam Hanft|October 5, 2008|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for subplot

subplot

/ (ˈsʌbˌplɒt) /

noun

a subordinate or auxiliary plot in a novel, play, film, etc

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单词	subplot
释义	subplot [ suhb-plot ] / ˈsʌbˌplɒt / noun a secondary or subordinate plot, as in a play, novel, or other literary work; underplot.Compare counterplot (def. 2). Origin of subplot First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + plot Words nearby subplot subperiosteal amputation, subperitoneal fascia, subphylum, subpixel, subpleural, subplot, subpoena, subpoena duces tecum, subpolar, subpopulation, sub-post office Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for subplot The subplot is always whether The Company will outrun her latest mood swing, which also turns out to be somehow brilliant. How Crazy Became All the Rage on TV\|Elizabeth Wurtzel\|October 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST One subplot exchanges homeless people for illegal immigrants crossing into the United States. ‘The Bridge’: FX’s New U.S.-Mexican Border Thriller\|Jace Lacob\|July 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Meanwhile there is a subplot (of sorts) about five people who all had a role in a crooked real estate deal. Saw, Scrutinized\|Choire Sicha\|October 23, 2009\|DAILY BEAST But what exactly would turn psychotropic drugs like Prozac and Paxil and Zoloft into a subplot in the subprime mess? Anti-Depressant Nation\|Adam Hanft\|October 5, 2008\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for subplot subplot / (ˈsʌbˌplɒt) / noun a subordinate or auxiliary plot in a novel, play, film, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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