Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [uhn-der-plot]
- /ˈʌn dərˌplɒt/
- /ˈʌn.də.plɒt/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [uhn-der-plot]
- /ˈʌn dərˌplɒt/
Definitions of underplot word
- noun underplot a plot subordinate to another plot, as in a novel. 1
- noun underplot a subsidiary plot in a literary or dramatic work 0
- noun underplot an undercover plot 0
- noun underplot a secondary plot in a story, play, etc. 0
Information block about the term
Origin of underplot
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; under- + plot
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Underplot
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
underplot popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
underplot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with u
- Words starting with un
- Words starting with und
- Words starting with unde
- Words starting with under
- Words starting with underp
- Words starting with underpl
- Words starting with underplo
- Words starting with underplot