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- [plot]
- /plɒt/
- /plɒt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [plot]
- /plɒt/
Definitions of plot word
- noun plot a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government. 1
- noun plot Also called storyline. the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story. 1
- noun plot a small piece or area of ground: a garden plot; burial plot. 1
- noun plot a measured piece or parcel of land: a house on a two-acre plot. 1
- noun plot a plan, map, diagram, or other graphic representation, as of land, a building, etc. 1
- noun plot 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. 1
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Origin of plot
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; (noun) of multiple orig.: in sense “piece of ground,” Middle English: small area, patch, stain, piece of ground, Old English: piece of ground (origin obscure); in senses “ground plan, outline, map, scheme,” variant (since the 16th century) of plat1, itself partly a variant of Middle English, Old English plot; sense “secret plan” (from 16th century) by association with complot, in pejorative sense; (v.) derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Plot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
plot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plot
noun plot
- acreage — Acreage is a large area of farm land.
- acre — An acre is an area of land measuring 4840 square yards or 4047 square metres.
- area — An area is a particular part of a town, a country, a region, or the world.
- back forty — remote, usually uncultivated acreage on a large piece of land, as on a farm or ranch.
- back yard — an area, usually paved, at the rear of a building
verb plot
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
- angle — An angle is the difference in direction between two lines or surfaces. Angles are measured in degrees.
- batched — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- batching — a quantity or number coming at one time or taken together: a batch of prisoners.
- blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
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