storyline

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Noun

Singular storyline

Plural storylines

1. A storyline is basically what a story is about. It can be found in books, movies, television programs and even video games. It can be either true or not true, but it must have a beginning, middle and end to be classified as something with a storyline.

   It was hard to follow the storyline in the book because so many characters were described.