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B plot

B plot noun: the secondary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the primary A plot.

Noun

B plot (plural B plots)

  1. The secondary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the primary A plot.
    • The primary function of the A plot is to initiate the first movement and complication in the B plot and eventually absorb the B plot once it is resolved.1966, Blaze Odell Bonazza, Shakespeare's Early Comedies: A Structural Analysis
    • Shows have an A plot and a subsidiary, or B plot...2001, Robert Keith Sawyer, Creating Conversations: Improvisation in Everyday Discourse

Forms of B plot

pluralB plots

Questions about B plot

What does B plot mean?
B plot means the secondary plot of a piece of literature, television, etc., contrasted with the primary A plot.
What part of speech is B plot?
B plot is a noun.
What is the plural of B plot?
The plural of B plot is B plots.

Words near B plot in the dictionary

  1. B major
  2. B meson
  3. B minor
  4. B movie
  5. B movies
  6. B plot
  7. B plots
  8. B road
  9. B roads
  10. B roll
  11. B rolls

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