"plot hole" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: plot holes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plot hole (plural plot holes)
  1. (authorship) A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot. Wikipedia link: plot hole Categories (topical): Narratology Synonyms: plothole Related terms: fridge logic Translations (an inconsistence within a storyline): juonellinen virhe (Finnish), juonellinen aukko (Finnish), juonellinen epäloogisuus (Finnish), intriguérence [feminine] (French), Ungereimtheit [feminine] (German), חור בעלילה [masculine] (Hebrew), buco di trama [masculine] (Italian), laguna argumental [feminine] (Spanish)

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