"emplotment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: emplotments [plural]
Etymology: From em- + plot + -ment; coined by Paul Ricœur. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|en|plot|ment|alt1=em}} em- + plot + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} emplotment (countable and uncountable, plural emplotments)
  1. (historiography) The assembly of a series of historical events into a narrative with a plot. Wikipedia link: Paul Ricœur Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Historiography

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