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subplot

[ suhb-plot ]

noun

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


subplot

/ ˈʌˌɒ /

noun

  1. 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of subplot1

First recorded in 1915–20; sub- + plot
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A brief subplot is wholly dedicated to the latter, in fact, as a matter of waking up Matt to the folly of his faith in systems.

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In 2024, Swift offered a tremendous subplot to the Super Bowl, jetting in from the Tokyo leg of her record-breaking Eras tour to witness Kelce haul in nine catches for 93 yards in their victory.

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Ally and Jay’s rom-com caricature is the cleverest subplot in the movie — the pair are heightened Hallmark Channel ingenues who like fiddly coffee orders, coordinated plaids and the same shade of taupe.

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“Shrinking,” through Goldstein and Louis’ subplot, makes it simple to grant him our sympathy and benediction while admitting that in real life, it would not be so easy.

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There is even the usual subplot about how Husk is running from a botched mob case back east and misses his family.

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