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noun
The plot of a story; one of several within a story, usually interwoven.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A narrative description of a given modeling scenario, highlighting its main characteristics and underlying technical and socioeconomic drivers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: climate, climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, science, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the plot of a book or play or film
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: plot line
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plot
History
From story + line. The climate science usage is defined in the IPCC WG III AR5 report (2014).
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
