plot

English

/plɒt/, /plɑt/

noun
Definitions
  • (authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
  • An area or land used for building on or planting on.
  • A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
  • A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
  • Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
  • Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
  • A plan; a purpose.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English plot inherited from Old English plot (a plot of ground) inherited from Proto-Germanic *plataz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*plataz

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