underplot

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(undər plot′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•der•plot  (undər plot′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Literaturea plot subordinate to another plot, as in a novel.
  • under- + plot 1660–70

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