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diegetic

  • /ˌdaɪ.əˈdʒɛ.tɪk/

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Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós). By surface analysis, diegesis + -etic.

adjective diagetic

  1. not comparable Of or relating to diegesis; existing within a fictional universe (rather than as background), and able to be perceived by the characters. diegetic music

    Similar: narrative · Opposite: nondiegetic, commentative

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Españoldiegético
Portuguêsdiegético
Françaisdiégétique
Deutschdiegetisch
Italianodiegetico

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@misc{diegetic_2026,
  title = {diegetic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/diegetic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}