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plot
noun
the
series
of
events
that
make
up
the
story
in
a
book
,
film
,
play
,
or
other
narrative
•
The
movie's
plot
kept
everyone
on
the
edge
of
their
seats
.
The
movie's
plot
kept
everyone
on
the
edge
of
their
seats
.
•
Our
teacher
asked
us
to
describe
the
plot
of
the
novel
in
one
paragraph
.
Our
teacher
asked
us
to
describe
the
plot
of
the
novel
in
one
paragraph
.
From
Old
French
"
complote
" (
a
secret
project
),
later
generalized
to
mean
the
narrative
of
a
story
.
noun
a
small
piece
of
land
,
usually
for
building
or
for
growing
plants
•
They
bought
a
plot
by
the
river
to
build
their
house
.
They
bought
a
plot
by
the
river
to
build
their
house
.
•
Each
family
in
the
community
garden
tends
its
own
plot
.
Each
family
in
the
community
garden
tends
its
own
plot
.
Sense
extended
from
"
a
plan
"
to
"
a
mapped
piece
of
ground
"
in
the
16th
century
,
when
surveyors
marked
land
on
paper
.
noun
a
secret
plan
made
by
a
group
of
people
to
do
something
harmful
or
illegal
•
Detectives
uncovered
a
plot
to
steal
the
crown
jewels
.
Detectives
uncovered
a
plot
to
steal
the
crown
jewels
.
•
The
rebels
’
plot
to
overthrow
the
king
was
discovered
.
The
rebels
’
plot
to
overthrow
the
king
was
discovered
.
Originally
meant
"
a
plan
";
by
the
17th
century
it
took
on
the
meaning
of
a
secret
,
often
wicked
plan
.
noun
a
diagram
or
graph
that
shows
how
two
sets
of
information
relate
to
each
other
•
The
scientists
made
a
plot
of
temperature
against
time
.
The
scientists
made
a
plot
of
temperature
against
time
.
•
A
scatter
plot
can
reveal
hidden
patterns
in
data
.
A
scatter
plot
can
reveal
hidden
patterns
in
data
.
From
the
surveying
sense
of
marking
points
on
paper
,
extended
in
the
19th
century
to
mathematical
graphs
.
verb
-
plot
,
plotting
,
plots
,
plotted
to
make
a
secret
plan
to
do
something
harmful
or
dishonest
•
The
spies
plotted
to
steal
the
documents
at
midnight
.
The
spies
plotted
to
steal
the
documents
at
midnight
.
•
She
spent
weeks
plotting
a
surprise
for
her
sister
.
She
spent
weeks
plotting
a
surprise
for
her
sister
.
From
Middle
English
"
ploten
"
meaning
to
plan
secretly
.
verb
-
plot
,
plotting
,
plots
,
plotted
to
mark
points
or
draw
a
line
on
a
map
or
graph
to
show
information
or
a
route
•
In
math
class
,
we
plot
points
on
a
grid
.
In
math
class
,
we
plot
points
on
a
grid
.
•
The
sailor
plotted
the
ship
’
s
position
on
the
chart
.
The
sailor
plotted
the
ship
’
s
position
on
the
chart
.
Early
navigators
used
"
plot
"
for
marking
a
ship
’
s
progress
on
a
chart
;
mathematicians
later
adopted
it
for
graphs
.