en macguffin

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary, and Open Multilingual WordNet
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Synonyms

  • en McGuffin (n, film) ➜
  • fi MacGuffin (n, film) ➜
  • fi McGuffin (n, film) ➜
  • gl Macguffin (n, film) ➜
  • ja マクガフィン (n, film) ➜
  • en red herring ➜
  • fr macguffin (n) ➜

Related terms

  • en bind on pickup (a) ➜
  • en fetch quest (n) ➜
  • en plot ➜
  • en suspense ➜
  • en macguffins (n) ➜

Context of this term

  • en film (n, commercial_enterprise) ➜
  • en narratology ➜
  • fr cinéma ➜

Word forms

  • en macguffins (n) ➜
  • en mcguffin ➜
  • en mcguffin (n) ➜

macguffin is a type of…

  • en plot element (n, cognition) ➜

Links to other resources

  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 105874358-n
  • en.wiktionary.org MacGuffin
  • fr.wiktionary.org MacGuffin
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