Etymology

diegetic

di·e·get·ic
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Today it means: Of or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters. Full definition →

Ancient Greek διηγητικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · learned borrowing fromδιηγητικός
  2. English todaydiegetic

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós). By surface analysis, diegesis + -etic.

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