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plot device

plot device noun: an element introduced into a story, film, etc. to advance its plot.

Noun

plot device (plural plot devices)

  1. An element introduced into a story, film, etc. to advance its plot.

Forms of plot device

pluralplot devices

Questions about plot device

What does plot device mean?
Plot device means an element introduced into a story, film, etc. to advance its plot.
What part of speech is plot device?
Plot device is a noun.
What is the plural of plot device?
The plural of plot device is plot devices.

Words near plot device in the dictionary

  1. plot armour
  2. plot bunnies
  3. plot bunny
  4. plot coupon
  5. plot coupons
  6. plot device
  7. plot devices
  8. plot hole
  9. plot holes
  10. plot line
  11. plot lines

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