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1counterplot

noun coun·ter·plot \-ˌplät\

Definition of COUNTERPLOT

:  a plot designed to thwart an opponent's plot
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First Known Use of COUNTERPLOT

circa 1611

2counterplot

verb

Definition of COUNTERPLOT

transitive verb
:  to intrigue against :  foil with a plot

First Known Use of COUNTERPLOT

1662

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