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The correct spelling is plot.
How to pronounce plot
/plɒt/
nounIPA: /plɒt/
Say it like: Plo-t
The correct spelling is plot. (authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. For example: "The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot."
Usage Examples
“The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.”
“They had plotted a robbery.”
“They plotted the number of edits per day.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- 2.An area or land used for building on or planting on.
- 3.A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
- 4.A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
- 5.Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
verb
- 1.To conceive (a crime, etc).
- 2.To trace out (a graph or diagram).
- 3.To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
- 4.To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.
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