SUBPLOT

Subplot

In fiction, a subplot is a secondary strand of the plot that is a supporting side story for any story or the main plot. Subplots may connect to main plots, in either time and place or in thematic significance. Subplots often involve supporting characters, those besides the protagonist or antagonist.

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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.


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