subplot

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The definition of a subplot is an additional story line to the main plot of a fictional story.

(noun)

An example of a subplot is a Civil War movie that also features a love story.

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See subplot in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a secondary plot in a play, novel, etc.

See subplot in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A plot subordinate to the main plot of a literary work or film. Also called counterplot, underplot.
  2. A subdivision of a plot of land, especially a plot used for experimental purposes.

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