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adj
Of or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, narratology, sciences
Synonyms: narrative
Antonyms: nondiegetic, commentative
History
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós). By surface analysis, diegesis + -etic.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
