by-plot

noun

A subsidiary plot in a play or novel.

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Meanings

nounby-plot (plural by-plots)

plural by-plots

  1. A subsidiary plot in a play or novel.

Origin

From by- + plot.

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APA

by-plot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-plot

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“by-plot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-plot. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by-plot,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by-plot.

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