Storyline vs. Plot

Storyline vs. Plot — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Storyline and Plot

Storylinenoun

(authorship) The plot of a story.

That film had a wonderful storyline, but the poor acting let it down.

Plotnoun

(authorship) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

Storylinenoun

(climate science) A narrative description of a given modeling scenario, highlighting its main characteristics and underlying technical and socioeconomic drivers.

Plotnoun

An area or land used for building on or planting on.

Storylinenoun

the plot of a book or play or film

Plotnoun

A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

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Plotnoun

A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.

The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.

Plotnoun

Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

Plotnoun

Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

Plotnoun

A plan; a purpose.

Plotverb

(transitive) To conceive (a crime, etc).

They had plotted a robbery.

Plotverb

(transitive) To trace out (a graph or diagram).

They plotted the number of edits per day.
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Plotverb

(transitive) To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

Every five minutes they plotted their position.

Plotverb

(intransitive) To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.

They were plotting against the king.

Plotnoun

a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal);

they concocted a plot to discredit the governorI saw through his little game from the start

Plotnoun

a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation;

a bean plota cabbage patcha briar patch

Plotnoun

the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.;

the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal

Plotnoun

a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object

Plotverb

plan secretly, usually something illegal;

They plotted the overthrow fo the government

Plotverb

make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed

Plotverb

make a plat of;

Plat the town