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)

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