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Plot
/plɒt/
(authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
📖 Definitions of "Plot"
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(authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- 2
An area or land used for building on or planting on.
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A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
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A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
"The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot."
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To conceive (a crime, etc).
"They had plotted a robbery."
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To trace out (a graph or diagram).
"They plotted the number of edits per day."
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To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
"Every five minutes they plotted their position."
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To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.
"They were plotting against the king."
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