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Underplot

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story.

    "I have not been able to discover the source of the very curious underplot of The Captives."

  2. 2
    A secret scheme or trick.
Verb
  1. 1
    To form secret schemes or plots. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From under- + plot.

Etymology 2

From under- + plot.

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