2. Noun. A subdivision of a plot of land, especially one used for an agricultural experiment. ¹
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Definition of Subplot
1. a secondary literary plot [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subplot
Literary usage of Subplot
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Twelfth Night: Or, What You Will by William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson (1911)
"THE subplot Shakespeare's subplots and comic scenes are usually original, and
for the glorious humors of Olivia's household no source exists. ..."
2. Global Infatuation: Explorations in Transnational Publishing and Texts : the by Eva Hemmungs Wirtén (1998)
"Harlequin describes the subplot in this way: In theory, the subplot can be ...
The range of subject matter of the subplot can be as diverse as that of the ..."
3. Crossing Boundaries: Statistical Essays in Honor of Jack Hall by John Edward Kolassa, David Oakes, William Jackson Hall (2003)
"To concretize the above discussion, consider a balanced split-plot design in
which there is a whole-plot factor and a subplot factor, with the covariance ..."
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