"diegetic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|grc|διηγητικός}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diegetic (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to diegesis. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Narratology Translations (Translations): diegètic (Catalan), diegetický (Czech), diegeettinen (Finnish), diégétique (French), diegetisch (German), insinte (Irish), diegetico (Italian), diegetyczny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-diegetic-en-adj-OyC6GgAm Disambiguation of Narratology: 47 53 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 65 35
  2. (film music) Occurring as part of the action (rather than as background), and able to be heard by the film's characters. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Film, Music, Narratology
    Sense id: en-diegetic-en-adj-X-ONgBqP Disambiguation of Narratology: 47 53 Topics: broadcasting, entertainment, film, lifestyle, media, music, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: narrative Derived forms: autodiegetic, extradiegetic, heterodiegetic, homodiegetic, hypodiegetic, infradiegetic, intradiegetic, metadiegetic

Alternative forms

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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "diegètic"
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      "word": "diegetický"
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "diégétique"
    },
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "diegetisch"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "insinte"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "diegetico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diegetyczny"
    }
  ],
  "word": "diegetic"
}

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