ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Plotline

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Plotline is a noun meaning The basic plot of a story or group of stories.

Meaning

The basic plot of a story or group of stories.

More Meanings

  1. A group of stories sharing a plot.

Example Sentences

Advocacy groups have long known the power of TV plot lines. Back in the 1980s, the Harvard School of Public Health mounted a campaign to normalize the idea of a “designated driver” to reduce drunk driving.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include metaplot, throughline, storyline, lineplot, beanplot, trackline.

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