Etymology

diegesis

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Today it means: A narration or recitation. Full definition →

Ancient Greek διήγησις
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromδιήγησις“narration”
  2. English todaydiegesis

Ancient Greek διήγησις (diḗgēsis, “narration”), from διηγέομαι (diēgéomai, “I narrate”)

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