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plotline
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plot line or plot·line (pltln)
n.
1. A literary or dramatic plot; a story line.
2. Dialogue essential to the development of a plot in a drama. Often used in the plural.
Translations
plotline plot line, plot-line [ˈplɒtlaɪn] nintrigue f


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