underplot en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From under- + plot.
Meanings
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A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story.
Thus, again to quote Mr. Homer Smith, it has been held that 'In general the pastoral incidents serve as an underplot, utterly foreign in spirit to the main plot.'
1906, Walter W. Greg, Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama:I have not been able to discover the source of the very curious underplot of The Captives.
1882-89, A Collection Of Old English Plays, Vol. IV:
- A secret scheme or trick.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| underplots | Number=Plur | lexicographic |