plotline
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- noun
- /ˈplɑtˌlaɪn/
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trama
- Each episode reveals a new plotline that keeps the audience engaged and eager for more.
- a general plotline
Examples
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In the film's last portion (titled "Chapter Two"), the first plotline is resolved.
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Hollow City has an energetic plotline that makes the book difficult to set down.
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But for now, why don't you add a plotline to your movie where someone gets kidnapped?
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Every scene in the film is driven by one of these two plotlines.
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The book follows a number of plotlines across two distinct but parallel historical periods.
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Was no one else really bothered by the plotline of holding Gotham City hostage?
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There are two plotlines: a conflict of personalities between brothers and an international intrigue.
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But like any of this man's great plotlines, today's quiz has a slight twist.
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The film's plotline revolves around a young woman's journey of self-discovery.
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The novel's plotline intricately weaves together the lives of several characters during a tumultuous time.
Synonyms
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1.0
An account of events told to entertain or inform
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A story that tells about events, often imaginary, in books or by people
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A story that describes connected events
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2.5
The sequence of events that make up the main story
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A series of events in a book, film, or play that form the main plot
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5.1
A short outline of a play or film showing its main events
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3.2
The main story of a book, film, or play
Antonyms
How Complex
- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Plotline comes from the two simple words plot ('a story or plan') and line ('a path' or 'series'), so imagine a line that shows how a story moves. So, plotline means the series or order of events that make up a story.