What does underplot mean?
Underplot means A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story..
I have not been able to discover the source of the very curious underplot of The Captives.
Thus, again to quote Mr. Homer Smith, it has been held that 'In general the pastoral incidents serve as an underplot, utterly foreign in spirit to the main plot.'
Use underplot when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Underplot means A subplot; a plot that is not the main plot of a story..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I have not been able to discover the source of the very curious underplot of The Captives.
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