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subplot

noun sub·plot \ˈsəb-ˌplät\

: a plot that is related to but less important than the main plot of a story

Full Definition of SUBPLOT

1
:  a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
2
:  a subdivision of an experimental plot of land
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First Known Use of SUBPLOT

1830

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