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May 26, 2012
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coun•ter•plot



Pronunciation: (
—n., v.koun'tur-plot";
—v. also koun"tur-plot'), [key]
—n., v., -plot•ted, -plot•ting.

—n.
1. a plot directed against another plot.
2. Literature.a secondary theme in a play or other literary work, used as a contrast to or variation of the main theme. Cf. subplot.

—v.i.
to devise a counterplot.

—v.t.
to plot against (a plot or plotter).

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