Underplot

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See subplot.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it.
  • n. A clandestine scheme; a trick.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A plot subordinate to another plot, as in a play or a novel.
  • n. An underhand scheme; a trick.
    • Word Usage
    "In other respects, however, it is certainly a great advance on its predecessors, especially in its underplot, which is for the first time connected satisfactorily with the main argument."
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    trick   
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