storyline

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noun

The plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven.

“That film had a wonderful storyline, but the poor acting let it down.”

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plot line
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Meanings

nounstoryline (plural storylines)

plural storylines · alternative story line

  1. literatureThe plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven.

    That film had a wonderful storyline, but the poor acting let it down.

  2. climateA narrative description of a given modeling scenario, highlighting its main characteristics and underlying technical and socioeconomic drivers.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe plot of a book or play or film

Similar
plot line
Broader
plot
Also see
conductplot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From story + line. The climate science usage is defined in the IPCC WG III AR5 report (2014).

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Translations

Afrikaans storielyn, intrige
  • storielynstory plot
  • intrigestory plot
Chinese 故事情節 /故事情节
  • 故事情節 /故事情节story plot
Dutch verhaallijn
  • verhaallijnstory plot
German Handlung
  • Handlungstory plot
Māori tāhū, tāhū o te paki
  • tāhūstory plot
  • tāhū o te pakistory plot
Polish fabuła
  • fabułastory plot
Spanish narrativa, línea de la narración
  • narrativastory plot
  • línea de la narraciónstory plot
  • línea de la tramastory plot
Thai โครงเรื่อง
  • โครงเรื่อง (kroong-rʉ̂ʉang)story plot
Vietnamese cốt truyện
  • cốt truyệnstory plot
Cite this entry
APA

storyline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/storyline

MLA

“storyline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/storyline. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “storyline,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/storyline.

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