autodiegetic

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adjective

Pertaining to a narrator who is also the protagonist.

OriginEnglish diegetic ← Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew →
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Meanings

adjectiveautodiegetic (not comparable)
  1. literarynot comparablePertaining to a narrator who is also the protagonist.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  3. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  4. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  5. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  6. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  7. Englishauto-
  8. Englishdiegetic
  9. Englishautodiegetic

From auto- + diegetic.

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APA

autodiegetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodiegetic

MLA

“autodiegetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodiegetic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autodiegetic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodiegetic.

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