📖 Definitions of "Subplot"
noun
- 1
A plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.
- 2
A subdivision of a plot of land, especially one used for an agricultural experiment.
verb
- 1
To provide (a story) with a subplot.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Subplot"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| underplotnoun | A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story. |
| b plotnoun | The secondary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the primary A plot. |
| substorynoun | A story (narrative) making up part of a larger story. |
| subpicturenoun | A secondary or subsidiary picture. |
| subscenenoun | A scene making up part of a larger scene. |
| subdramanoun | A drama that makes up part of a larger drama. |
| subideanoun | A secondary or subsidiary idea. |
| subnarrativenoun | A narrative making up part of a larger narrative. |
| subtraitnoun | A subsidiary trait |
| subtemplatenoun | A subsidiary template; a smaller part or branch of a template. |
| subsettingnoun | (mathematics, computing) The production of a subset. |
| subthemenoun | A specific theme within a larger theme |
| subheadlinenoun | (journalism) A smaller, secondary headline that usually elaborates on the main headline above it. |
| subdiscussionnoun | A secondary or subsidiary discussion. |
| subfilenoun | A file organised within another file. |
| subprojectnoun | A project within a larger project. |
| subschematicnoun | Of or relating to a subschema. |
| metastorynoun | A story about stories themselves. |
| subclassifiernoun | A subsidiary classifier |
| subindexnoun | A subsidiary index, or one that represents a sector of a larger one |
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