storyworld

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noun

The fictional world described by a narrative.

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Meanings

nounstoryworld (plural storyworlds)

plural storyworlds

  1. The fictional world described by a narrative.

    [W]hile many male characters might be openly sexist to female characters within the storyworld, tropers expect that this explicit sexism does not align with the moral attitudes of the show’s creators.

    2024, Doria Killian, “Defective Detective Meets Sassy Secretary, Plot Ensues: Babylon Berlin, TV Tropes, and Pop Narratology”, in Hester Baer, Jill Suzanne Smith, editors, Babylon Berlin, German Visual Spectacle, and Global Media Culture (Visual Cultures and German Contexts), London: Bloomsbury Visual Arts, →ISBN, part 1 (Babylon Berlin, Global Media, and Fan Culture), pages 52–53

Origin

From story + world.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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