plot summary

collocation in English

meaningsofplotandsummary

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plot
noun[C]
uk
/plɒt/us
/plɑːt/
the story of a book, film, ...
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summary
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌm.ər.i/us
/ˈsʌm.ɚ.i/
a short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas ...
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(Definition ofplotandsummaryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofplot summary

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Yet too much of the chapter is given over toplotsummaryand the analysis does not always follow a clear sequence.
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The shows were largely ad libbed, typically based around a one-pageplotsummaryfor each episode.
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The lyrics of the song focus on the life of the characters in the movie, acting as a sort ofplotsummaryfor the film.
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The announcer introduces each broadcast with cast information and background about the week's opera, and then introduces each act with aplotsummary.
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Each film had aplotsummaryand a streaming movie trailer (when available).
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At the start of each round, a different player takes on the role of "reader" and reads aloud the title, author andplotsummary.
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Theplotsummaryhere is told in a more chronological order.
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The only notice paid to it in the trade journals was a one-lineplotsummary.
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He devoted his column largely toplotsummary.
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The text comprises the argument, orplotsummaryof the intended five acts, along with the complete first scene and part of the second.
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The followingplotsummaryis in chronological order, and thus does not reflect the exact sequence of the events as seen on screen.
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The followingplotsummaryhas been simplified and thus does not reflect the exact sequence of the events on screen.
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Accompanying such analyses we find stories within stories, plot summaries that present an (often complicated) opera in miniature, making the libretto manageable.
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Each entry consists of definitions, spelling, pronunciations, etymologies, biographical background, and plot summaries (where relevant).
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Many of the blue books contained outright plagiarism, being as they were merely plot summaries of full-length gothic novels.
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There are some factual errors in the book when describing plot summaries and descriptions of series.
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Indirect readers' advisory aids, particularly annotated book lists, focus on appeal elements rather than providing extensive plot summaries.
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