"diegetic" meaning in English

See diegetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌdaɪəˈd͡ʒɛtɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-diegetic.wav
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 Synonyms: narrative Translations (Translations): diegètic (Catalan), diegetický (Czech), diegeettinen (Finnish), diégétique (French), diegetisch (German), insinte (Irish), diegetico (Italian), diegetic (Occitan), diegetyczny [masculine] (Polish), diegético (Spanish), öyküsel (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-diegetic-en-adj-OyC6GgAm Disambiguation of Narratology: 87 13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 58 42
  2. (fiction) Existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-diegetic-en-adj-WrJnNkgi Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "homodiegetic"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hypodiegetic"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "infradiegetic"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "intradiegetic"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "metadiegetic"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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