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Definition plot in American English

plot noun

noun
/plɑt/
1

a series of related events that make up the main story in a book, movie, etc. A second, less important story in the same book or movie is called a subplot.

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2

a secret plan to do something bad, made by two or more people

Example

an assassination plot

Example

a plot against the government

Example

The two men are accused of a plot to bomb an American airliner.

Example

Between them, they had hatched a clever plot to claim insurance money.

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3.1

a small piece of land in a cemetery where you are buried when you die

Example

a family plot (=where members of the same family are buried)

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Definition plot in American English