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PLOT ELEMENT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A component or element of the plot of a story
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("plot element" is a kind of...):
component; constituent; element; factor; ingredient (an abstract part of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plot element"):
MacGuffin; McGuffin ((film) a plot element that catches the viewers' attention or drives the plot)