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plot point

plot point noun: an incident in a work of fiction that serves to advance the plot.

Noun

plot point (plural plot points)

  1. An incident in a work of fiction that serves to advance the plot.

Forms of plot point

pluralplot points

Questions about plot point

What does plot point mean?
Plot point means an incident in a work of fiction that serves to advance the plot.
What part of speech is plot point?
Plot point is a noun.
What is the plural of plot point?
The plural of plot point is plot points.

Words near plot point in the dictionary

  1. plot hole
  2. plot holes
  3. plot line
  4. plot lines
  5. plot out
  6. plot point
  7. plot points
  8. plot twist
  9. plot twists
  10. plot wheel
  11. plot wheels

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