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Definitions for counterplot
ˈkaʊn tərˌplɒtcoun·ter·plot
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Princeton's WordNet
counterplot, counterplanverb
a plot intended to subvert another plot
counterplotverb
make a plot in response to another plot
Wiktionary
counterplotnoun
A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy.
counterplotverb
To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Counterplotnoun
An artifice opposed to an artifice.
Etymology: from the verb.
The wolf here, that had a plot upon the kid, was confounded by a counterplot of the kid’s upon the wolf; and such a counterplot it was too, as the wolf, with all his sagacity, was not able to smell out. Roger L'Estrange, Fab. 174.
To Counterplotverb
To oppose one machination by another; to obviate art by art.
Etymology: counter and plot.
ChatGPT
counterplot
A counterplot is a secondary or opposing plot within a story, play, or novel that runs parallel to the main plot, often designed to contrast with, complicate, or challenge the primary storyline or the protagonist's goals. It's typically used to provide depth, complexity, and suspense to the overall narrative.
Webster Dictionary
Counterplotverb
to oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem
Counterplotnoun
a plot or artifice opposed to another
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of counterplot in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of counterplot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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- контрзаговорRussian
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