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Examine the Story Web.

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Look at the definition of plots.

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a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.

a small piece or area of ground: a garden plot; burial plot.

a measured piece or parcel of land: a house on a two-acre plot.

a plan, map, diagram, or other graphic representation, as of land, a building, etc.

a list, timetable, or scheme dealing with any of the various arrangements for the production of a play, motion picture, etc.: According to the property plot, there should be a lamp stage left.

a chart showing the course of a craft, as a ship or airplane.

a point or points located on a map or chart: target plot.

to plan secretly, especially something hostile or evil: to plot mutiny.

to mark on a plan, map, or chart, as the course of a ship or aircraft.

to draw a plan or map of, as a tract of land or a building.

to divide (land) into plots.

to determine and mark (points), as on plotting paper, by means of measurements or coordinates.

to draw (a curve) by means of points so marked.

to represent by means of such a curve.

to devise or construct the plot of (a play, novel, etc.).

to prepare a list, timetable, or scheme of (production arrangements), as for a play or motion picture: The stage manager hadn't plotted the set changes until one day before the dress rehearsal.

to make (a calculation) by graph.

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Origin of plot

First recorded before 1100; the noun has multiple origins: in the sense "piece of ground," Middle English: "small area, patch, stain, piece of ground," Old English: "piece of ground" (origin obscure); in the senses "ground plan, outline, map, scheme," variant (since the 16th century) of , itself partly a variant of Middle English, Old English plot; in the sense "secret plan" (from the 16th century), by association with complot; the verb is derivative of the noun

synonym study for plot

1. See conspiracy. 19. Plot, conspire, scheme imply secret, cunning, and often unscrupulous planning to gain one's own ends. To plot is to contrive a secret plan of a selfish and often treasonable kind: to plot against someone's life. To conspire is to unite with others in an illicit or illegal machination: to conspire to seize a government. To scheme is to plan ingeniously, subtly, and often craftily for one's own advantage: to scheme how to gain power.

historical usage of plot

The word plot has no known origin and exists solely in English. The noun dates from the late 10th or early 11th century and originally meant "a small piece of land or area of ground." Plot in the sense "a small piece of land in a cemetery" was originally an Americanism and dates from the mid-19th century.
In the mid-16th century, plot was used to refer to a map, ground plan, sketch, or written outline. At about the same time, it also came to mean "a secret, usually evil plan"; the verb meaning "to plan secretly, devise" comes from that sense of the noun. Plot in the sense "a storyline or main story of a play or novel" dates from the early 17th century.

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British Dictionary definitions for plot (1 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for plot (2 of 2)

Word Origin for plot

Old English: piece of land, plan of an area

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Cultural definitions for plot

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a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government. a small piece or area of ground: a garden plot; burial plot. a measured piece or parcel of land: a house on a two-acre plot.

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Setting definition, the act of a person or thing that sets. See more.

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Origin of theme

First recorded in 1250-1300; Middle English teme, theme (from Old French teme), from Medieval Latin thema,Latin, from Greek théma "proposition, deposit," akin to tithénai "to put, set down"

Words nearby theme

thematic, Thematic Apperception Test, thematization, the matter, Mayor of Casterbridge, The, theme, The medium is the message, The meek shall inherit the Earth, Member of the Wedding, The, theme park, Merchant of Venice, The

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British Dictionary definitions for theme

an idea or topic expanded in a discourse, discussion, etc

(in literature, music, art, etc) a unifying idea, image, or motif, repeated or developed throughout a work

a group of notes forming a recognizable melodic unit, often used as the basis of the musical material in a composition

a short essay, esp one set as an exercise for a student

linguistics the first major constituent of a sentence, usually but not necessarily the subject. In the sentence history I do like, "history" is the theme of the sentence, even though it is the object of the verb

(in the Byzantine Empire) a territorial unit consisting of several provinces under a military commander

planned or designed round one unifying subject, image, etc a theme holiday

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Cultural definitions for theme

A central idea in a piece of writing or other work of art: "The theme of desperation is found throughout his novels." Also a short composition assigned to a student as a writing exercise.

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THIS PSAT VOCABULARY QUIZ IS PERFECT PRACTICE FOR THE REAL TEST In our third teacher-created PSAT practice test there are new and unique vocabulary terms you may have never heard of! Can you guess what they mean?