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plot P0378600 (plŏt)n.1. a. A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose: a garden plot.b. A measured area of land; a lot.2. A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram.3. See graph1.4. The pattern or sequence of interrelated events in a work of fiction, as a novel or film.5. A secret plan to accomplish a hostile or illegal purpose; a scheme.v. plot·ted, plot·ting, plots v.tr.1. To represent graphically, as on a chart: plot a ship's course.2. Mathematics a. To locate (points or other figures) on a graph by means of coordinates.b. To draw (a curve) connecting points on a graph.3. To write or develop the plot of: "I began plotting novels at about the time I learned to read" (James Baldwin).4. To form a plot for; prearrange secretly or deviously: plot an assassination.v.intr.1. To form or take part in a plot; scheme: were plotting for months before the attack.2. To write or develop the plot for a work of fiction: A good mystery writer must plot well.
[Middle English, from Old English.]
plot′less adj.plot′less·ness n.plot′ter n.plotting (ˈplɒtɪŋ) nthe act of conspiring to do somethingTranslations
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