"metaplot" meaning in English

See metaplot in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: metaplots [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + plot. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|plot}} meta- + plot Head templates: {{en-noun}} metaplot (plural metaplots)
  1. (roleplaying games) The overarching storyline that binds together events in a role-playing game. Categories (topical): Role-playing games
    Sense id: en-metaplot-en-noun-m~HlGDsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} metaplot
  1. plural of metapelet Tags: form-of, plural Form of: metapelet
    Sense id: en-metaplot-en-noun-soeEdDu0 Categories (other): English plurals in -ot
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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