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plotwork

plotwork noun: the workings of the plot of a literary work.

Noun

plotwork (uncountable)

  1. The workings of the plot of a literary work.
    • Folks gobbled this book up because it packed intricate puzzles, propulsive plotwork, clammy paranoia, cheeky irreligiousness and armchair globetrotting into one teasingly easy-to-read brain snack.2009 June 20, Geoff Pevere, “The Century So Far: Books”, in Toronto Star

Origin of plotwork

From plot + work.

Questions about plotwork

What does plotwork mean?
Plotwork means the workings of the plot of a literary work.
What part of speech is plotwork?
Plotwork is a noun.

Words near plotwork in the dictionary

  1. plotting rooms
  2. plottingly
  3. plottings
  4. plotty
  5. plotwise
  6. plotwork
  7. plotz
  8. plotzed
  9. plotzes
  10. plotzing
  11. Plouffe

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