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1Plot (narrative) — Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, or by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of… …
2plot´less|ness — plot «plot», noun, verb, plot|ted, plot|ting. –n. 1. a secret plan, especially to do something wrong: »Two men formed a plot to rob the bank. SYNONYM(S): intrigue, conspiracy …
3plot´less — plot «plot», noun, verb, plot|ted, plot|ting. –n. 1. a secret plan, especially to do something wrong: »Two men formed a plot to rob the bank. SYNONYM(S): intrigue, conspiracy …
4Plot — Plot, n. [Abbrev. from complot.] 1. Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye house… …
5plot — [plät] n. [ME < OE, piece of land: some meanings infl. by COMPLOT] 1. a small area of ground marked off for some special use [garden plot, cemetery plot] 2. a chart or diagram, as of a building or estate 3. [short for COMPLOT] a secret,… …
6plot — ► NOUN 1) a secret plan to do something illegal or harmful. 2) the main sequence of events in a play, novel, or film. 3) a small piece of ground marked out for building, gardening, etc. 4) a graph showing the relation between two variables. 5)… …
7plot|line — «PLOT LYN», noun. the line or course along which the plot of a play, novel, or other literary or theatrical piece moves or develops: »a poorly constructed plotline …
8Play-by-post role-playing game — Not to be confused with Play by mail game. an example of an online PbP role playing game A play by post game (PbP) is an online text based role playing game. This is a niche area of the online roleplaying community which caters to both gamers and …
9plot — plotful, adj. plotless, adj. plotlessness, n. /plot/, n., v., plotted, plotting. n. 1. a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, esp. a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government. 2. Also called storyline.… …
10Plot device — A plot device is an element introduced into a story solely to advance or resolve the plot of the story. In the hands of a skilled writer, the reader or viewer will not notice that the device is a construction of the author; it will seem to follow …
