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" There's also a subplot about a guy who manages pop groups. Dave is a very ambitious boy, and he gets offered an audition but only wants to do it on his terms and conditions. He wants to maintain his integrity."
Neil Tennant

Meaning of "subplot" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SUBPLOT

ˈsʌbˌplɒt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SUBPLOT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Subplot is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SUBPLOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Subplot

In fiction, a subplot is a secondary strand of the plot that is a supporting side story for any story or the main plot. Subplots may connect to main plots, in either time and place or in thematic significance. Subplots often involve supporting characters, those besides the protagonist or antagonist. Subplots are distinguished from the main plot by taking up less of the action, having less significant events occur, with less impact on the 'world' of the work, and occurring to less important characters. In screenwriting, a subplot is referred to as a "B story" or a "C story," etc.

Definition of subplot in the English dictionary

The definition of subplot in the dictionary is a subordinate or auxiliary plot in a novel, play, film, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SUBPLOT

complot · coplot · counterplot · grassplot · groundplot · marplot · outplot · overplot · plot · replot · underplot

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SUBPLOT

subpar · subparagraph · subparallel · subpart · subperiod · subphase · subphrenic · subphyla · subphylar · subphylum · subpoena · subpolar · subpopulation · subpotency · subpotent · subprefect · subprefecture · subprimate · subprime · subprincipal

WORDS THAT END LIKE SUBPLOT

a bad lot · airline pilot · allot · autopilot · ballot · blot · building plot · Camelot · carpet plot · clot · Lancelot · lose the plot · maillot · Merlot · parking lot · pilot · slot · the lot · time slot · vacant lot

Synonyms and antonyms of subplot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «subplot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SUBPLOT

Find out the translation of subplot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of subplot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «subplot» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

插曲
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

subparcela
570 millions of speakers
en

English

subplot
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

subplot
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حبكة فرعية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

подзаговор
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

subplot
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

উপকাহিনী
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

intrigue secondaire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Subplot
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Nebenhandlung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

わき筋
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

줄거리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Subplot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

subplot
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சிறு சதி
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

उपप्लॉट
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

subplot
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

subplot
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

poletko
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

подзаговор
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

subplot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

subplot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

subplot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

subploten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

subplot
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about subplot

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QUOTES WITH «SUBPLOT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word subplot.
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Neil Tennant
There's also a subplot about a guy who manages pop groups. Dave is a very ambitious boy, and he gets offered an audition but only wants to do it on his terms and conditions. He wants to maintain his integrity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUBPLOT»

Discover the use of subplot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to subplot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Storyline: Finding Your Subplot in God's Story
"Storyline will help you answer one important question: When the credits roll at the end of your life, how will you have wanted to live?
Donald Miller, 2012
2
A Guide to Screenwriting Success: Writing for Film and ...
SUBPLOT AND STRUCTURE THE SUBPLOT AND STRUCTURE SHOULD BE SUBTLE BUT OBVIOUS. Although not a strict rule (few rules are in artistic endeavors), developing eight separate scenes is an excellent guideline for planning ...
Stephen V. Duncan, 2006
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Essential Matlab for Scientists and Engineers
Multiple plots in a figure: subplot You can show a number of plots in the same figure window with the subplot function. It looks a little curious at first, but it's quite easy to get the hang of it. The statement subplot (m, n, p) divides the figure window ...
Hahn, Brian D. Hahn, 2002
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MATLAB Programming for Engineers
Subplots are created with a subplot command of the form subplot(m,n,p) This command divides the current figure into m n equal-sized regions, arranged in m rows and n columns, and creates a set of axes at position p to receive all current  ...
Stephen Chapman, 2007
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Analysis of Variance, Design, and Regression: Applied ...
exception to treating the subplot analysis as an RCB analysis, i.e., the identification of interaction effects. In an RCB analysis with whole plots taken as subplot blocks there are 8 whole plots, so there are 7 degrees of freedom for subplot blocks.
Ronald Christensen, 1996
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The Marshall Plan for Novel Writing
SECTION SHEET #4: CREATING YOUR LEAD'S SUBPLOT Section #4 is where you'll begin your lead's subplot. This is another action section — an exception to the rule that says an especially devastating failure calls for a reaction section.
Evan Marshall, 2001
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A GIS Primer on how to illustrate spatial data and ...
The radius of the SubPlot number 1 is set to 3.99m then the MP1 X coordinates and MP2 Y coordinates of the first Plot in the first Tract is chosen to position the centre of the first SubPlot graphics. Figure 35: Dialog window to set SubPlot ...
FAO, Rome (Italy). Forestry Dept.
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Environmental Monitoring
Within each annular plot is nested a 1/60 ha, fixed-radius (7.32 m) subplot. Within each nested subplot is a 1/750 ha fixed-radius (2.07 m) microplot. It is located 90° and 3.66 m east of the subplot center. Also within each subplot are three 1-m2 ...
G. Bruce Wiersma, 2004
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Kenya Gazette
3. No person shall erect a building or make any alteration, or addition to a building on any plot or subplot where such plot or subplot or such building as aforesaid, or any building or part of a building on such plot or subplot, is intended to be: ...
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Design of Experiments for Agriculture and the Natural ...
In this design the main plot is being split into smaller subplots so as to accommodate a more precise measurement of the subplot factor and its interaction with the main plot factor. This means that the precision achieved by the subplot factor ...
Reza Hoshmand, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUBPLOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term subplot is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Gender Subplot
There are plenty of subplots in the unfolding presidential election, but the gender fight is among the most interesting of them—and one that will be critical to the ... «National Journal, Jun 15»
2
Game of Thrones' Most Epic Subplot: Its Fashion
Which British designer can lay claim to have held millions of followers all over the world in her thrall for the past four years – while never showing on any catwalk ... «PSFK, Jun 15»
3
Relativity Media's debt drama has intriguing subplot
Relativity Media held a meeting Monday night to tell key executives the beleaguered studio is set to receive a $300 million-plus equity infusion that will save it ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
4
Neymar and James Subplot Distraction from Vital Brazil-Colombia …
But it is nigh-on impossible to ignore the subplot of this one, the battle between the pair of No. 10s, Neymar and James. Since last year's World Cup, the ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»
5
Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Ben Bishop's dramatic twists and …
The health of Bishop has become one of the strangest subplots of the Stanley Cup final, part drama, part comedy, part farce. It began late in Game 2, when the ... «National Post, Jun 15»
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Supercut: Daredevil's Gumshoe-Journalist Subplot Is Butt
Netflix's Daredevil is mostly bad. Sure, there are some good fight scenes, but the corny story arcs and bad acting that burden the first season makes it a better fit ... «Deadspin, May 15»
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Western Conference Finals subplot: Who is more valuable, Curry or …
Stephen Curry was the perfect leader for a modern NBA offense — he can shoot off the dribble, he can catch-and-shoot, he has fantastic playmaking skills, ... «NBCSports.com, May 15»
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Schäuble's subplot – a Grexit, it seems, no longer worries Germany
There was, though, one intriguing subplot. Germany, in the form of finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble, suddenly seems taken by the idea of Greece holding a ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Joss Whedon Reveals What Thor's Subplot Was Supposed to Be in …
One of the weirder digressions in Avengers: Age of Ultron has Thor seeking answers to questions that crop up in a nightmare sequence. It feels tacked on, ... «/FILM, May 15»
10
U.S. goalkeeper Yarbrough intriguing subplot
Yarbrough's dual citizenship is one of the more interesting subplots for the friendly against El Tri Color expected to be played in front of a sellout crowd at the ... «mySanAntonio.com, Apr 15»
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