SUBPLOT

Etymology

Noun

subplot (plural subplots)

A plot within a story, subsidiary to the main plot.

A subdivision of a plot of land, especially one used for an agricultural experiment.

Synonyms

• underplot

Verb

subplot (third-person singular simple present subplots, present participle subplotting, simple past and past participle subplotted)

(transitive) To provide (a story) with a subplot.

Source: Wiktionary



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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