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COUNTERPLOT

\kˈa͡ʊntəplˌɒt], \kˈa‍ʊntəplˌɒt], \k_ˈaʊ_n_t_ə_p_l_ˌɒ_t]\

Definitions of COUNTERPLOT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a plot intended to subvert another plot

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a plot intended to subvert another plot

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To oppose plot to plot in order to frustrate.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

An artifice opposed to an artifice.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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