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counterplot
[ noun, verb koun-ter-plot; verb also koun-ter-plot ]
/ noun, verb ˈkaʊn tərˌplɒt; verb also ˌkaʊn tərˈplɒt /
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noun
verb (used without object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting.
to devise a counterplot.
verb (used with object), coun·ter·plot·ted, coun·ter·plot·ting.
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counterplot
/ (ˈkaʊntəˌplɒt) /
noun
a plot designed to frustrate another plot
verb -plots, -plotting or -plotted
(tr) to oppose with a counterplot
(intr) to devise or carry out a counterplot
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