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See also:Plotandpłot

English

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishplot,plotte, fromOld Englishplot(“a plot of ground”), fromProto-Germanic*plataz,*platjaz(“a patch”), of uncertain origin. Cognate withMiddle Low Germanplet(“patch, strip of cloth, rags”),GermanBletz(“rags, bits, strip of land”), and possiblyGothic𐍀𐌻𐌰𐍄(plat,“a patch, rags”). See alsoplat. See alsocomplot for an influence on or source ofsense 5.

Sense 9 is aback-formation fromfor the plot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plot (pluralplots)

  1. (narratology) The course of astory, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.[from 1640s]
    Synonym:storyline
    • c.1725,Alexander Pope,View of the Epic Poem:
      If theplot or intrigue must be natural, and such as springs from the subject, then the winding up of the plot must be a probable consequence of all that went before.
  2. Anarea orland used forbuilding on orplanting on.[from 1550s]
    Synonym:parcel
  3. Agrave.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:grave
    He's buried in the familyplot.
  4. Agraph ordiagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
    Synonyms:scheme;see alsoThesaurus:diagram
    • 2017, Mark Chambers, Tony Holmes,Nakajima B5N ‘Kate’ and B6N ‘Jill’ Units, page32:
      I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strongplot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast.
  6. Asecretplan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.[from 1580s]
    Synonyms:conspiracy,intrigue,machination,scheme
    Theplot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.
    The assassination of Lincoln was part of a largerplot.
  7. Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
    • a.1669,John Denham,On Mr Thomas Killigrew's Return from Venice, and Mr William Murrey's from Scotland:
      a man of muchplot
  8. Participation in anystratagem orconspiracy.
  9. Aplan; apurpose.
    Synonyms:design;see alsoThesaurus:design
    • 1651,Jer[emy] Taylor,The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Francis Ashe […],→OCLC:
      no otherplot in their religion but serve God and save their souls
  11. (fandomslang, euphemistic) Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character;assets.
    Actor X has some greatplot near the end ofE07.

Derived terms

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Translations

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course of a story
area of land used for building on or planting on
grave—seegrave
graph or diagram
secret plan to achieve an end
ability to plot or intrigue
participation in any stratagem or conspiracy
plan; purpose

Verb

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plot (third-person singular simple presentplots,present participleplotting,simple past and past participleplotted)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Toconceive (acrime,misdeed etc).
    They hadplotted a robbery.
    They wereplotting against the king.
  2. (transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).
    Theyplotted the number of edits per day.
  3. (transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
    Every five minutes theyplotted their position.
    • 1602,Richard Carew,Survey on Cornwall:
      This treatiseplotteth down Cornwall as it now standeth.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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transitive: to conceive
intransitive: to conceive a crime or misdeed
to trace out a graph or diagram
to mark a point on a graph

Anagrams

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Indo-European*pleh₁tós(“full”),[1][2][3] from the root*pleh₁-(“to fill”). CompareSanskritप्रात(prātá),Latincom-plētus.

Adverb

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plót

  1. fully, to fullcapacity,to the brim
    Synonym:mbushur
    Antonyms:bosh,zbrazët
    me gojënplot ―with one's mouthfull
    Dhoma ishteplot. ―The house wasfull.
  2. full,cramped (of people, things, etc.)
    Synonym:mbushur
    Kopshti ishteplot me lule. ―The garden wasfull of flowers.
  3. a lot,much
    Synonyms:shumë,mjaft
  4. witheverything,lacking nothing.complete,full
  5. with afull,completeview
    Është hënaplot. ―It's afull moon.
  6. (colloquial)successfully
    Synonym:në shenjë
    Antonym:bosh
  7. full of.followed by an indefinite form
    Synonyms:tërë,gjithë
    plot gëzim ―full of joy
  8. exactly,precisely
    Synonyms:pikërisht,tamam
    plot dy orë ―exactly two hours

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^Meyer,G. (1891), “pľot”, inEtymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner,→DOI,page345
  2. ^Pokorny, Julius (1959), “pel-, pelə-, pēl-”, inIndogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag,page799
  3. ^Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “plotë”, inAlbanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill,→ISBN, page335

Further reading

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  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1],1980

Czech

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Etymology

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Inherited fromOld Czechplot, fromProto-Slavic*plotъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plot m inan

  1. fence
    dřevěnýplot ―woodenfence

Declension

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Declension ofplot (hard masculine inanimate)
singularplural
nominativeplotploty
genitiveplotuplotů
dativeplotuplotům
accusativeplotploty
vocativeploteploty
locativeplotu,plotěplotech
instrumentalplotemploty

Derived terms

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Related terms

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Further reading

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromEnglishplot.

Noun

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plot m orn (pluralplots,diminutiveplotje n)

  1. plot (course of a story)
    Synonyms:intrige,verhaal,verwikkeling

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromEnglishplot.

Noun

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plot m (pluralplots,diminutiveplotje n)

  1. plot (graph or diagram)
    Synonyms:diagram,grafiek

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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plot

  1. inflection ofplotten:
    1. first/second/third-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. imperative

French

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Noun

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plot m (pluralplots)

  1. traffic cone
  2. cone used inslalom

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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FromDutchplot, fromEnglishplot, fromMiddle Englishplot,plotte, fromOld Englishplot(“a plot of ground”), fromProto-Germanic*plataz,*platjaz(“a patch”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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plot

  1. plot(course of a story)

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Luxembourgish

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Verb

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plot

  1. third-personsingularpresentindicative ofploen
  2. second-personpluralpresentindicative ofploen
  3. second-personpluralimperative ofploen

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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plot m

  1. plot (of land)

Descendants

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References

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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plot f

  1. genitiveplural ofplota

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*plotъ.

Noun

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plȏt m inan (Cyrillic spellingпло̑т)

  1. fence

Declension

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Declension ofplot
singularplural
nominativeplotplotovi
genitiveplotaplotova
dativeplotuplotovima
accusativeplotplotove
vocativeplotu/plote (?)plotovi
locativeplotuplotovima
instrumentalplotomplotovima

Further reading

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  • “plot”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2025
  • “plot”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2025

Spanish

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Noun

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plot m (pluralplots)

  1. (narratology)plot

Welsh

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Noun

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plot m (pluralplotiauorplotau)

  1. (narratology)plot
    Synonym:cynllun
  2. plot,conspiracy,scheme
    Synonyms:cynllwyn,sgêm,bwriad
  3. plot of land
    Synonyms:llain,clwt

Related terms

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  • plotyn(“spot, blotch; plot of land”)

Mutation

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Mutated forms ofplot
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
plotblotmhlotphlot

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “plot”, inGeiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press,→ISBN
  • D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “plot”, inGweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “plot”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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