Definition of "plotline" [plotline]

• The basic plot of a story or group of stories (noun)
• A group of stories sharing a plot (noun)

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• "The use of stories to further the main plotline is interesting and I really enjoyed them."
• "Some of the themes that Erikson tackles resonate with those from the previous books: convergence, question of fate and the battle of free will vs. predetermination, … The main plotline is built around a certain prophecy, which is at once vague as well as ever-present."
• "The plotline is pleasantly, pulpily thin: college kids invade a sun-and-sex spring break spot, a volcanic eruption unleashes a swarm of flesh-eating prehistoric piranhas."