Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A subsidiary plot in a play or novel.
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- noun A
subsidiary plot in a play or novel.
Etymologies
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From by- + plot.
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Examples
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{249} The by-plot of the banishment of the lord, Belarius, who in revenge for his expatriation kidnapped the king's young sons and brought them up with him in the recesses of the mountains, is
A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles Sidney Lee 1892
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The by-plot assists the main action, else why does Jessica keep house for Portia while she goes to play "A Daniel come to judgment"?
The Critics Versus Shakspere A Brief for the Defendant Francis Asbury Smith 1876
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