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by-plot

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[bahy-plot] / ˈbaɪˌplɒt /

noun

  1. subplot.

Etymology

Origin of by-plot

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

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“As for the desperate political intrigues, the by-plot, the fighting, the book’s whole body and action, it is admirably done.”

From Psyche by Couperus, Louis

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