subplot

[ suhb-plot ]

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

Origin of subplot

1
First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + plot

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British Dictionary definitions for subplot

subplot

/ (ˈsʌbˌplɒt) /


noun
  1. a subordinate or auxiliary plot in a novel, play, film, etc

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