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underaction
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Underaction \Un"der*ac`tion\, n.
Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary
to the main story; an episode.
[1913 Webster]
The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts
necessary or convenient to carry on the main design.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
