heterodiegetic

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adjective

Of or relating to a narrator that does not take part in the plot.

Opposite
autodiegetichomodiegetic
OriginEnglish diegetic ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

adjectiveheterodiegetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesOf or relating to a narrator that does not take part in the plot.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
autodiegetichomodiegetic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishdiegetic
  7. Englishheterodiegetic

From hetero- + diegetic.

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