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/un"deuhr plot'/, n.a plot subordinate to another plot, as in a novel.[1660-70; UNDER- + PLOT]
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Underplot — Un der*plot , n. 1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underplot — index collusion, connivance, conspiracy, machination Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
underplot — [un′dər plät΄] n. a secondary plot in a story, play, etc … English World dictionary
underplot — noun Date: 1668 subplot 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
underplot — noun A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story … Wiktionary
underplot — n. 1. Subordinate plot. 2. Secret plot, clandestine scheme … New dictionary of synonyms
underplot — /ˈʌndəplɒt/ (say unduhplot) noun 1. a subplot. 2. a secret scheme; trick. {under + plot1} …
underplot — n. a subordinate plot in a play etc … Useful english dictionary
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