out-of-universe

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out-of-universe

adjective out of universe

not comparable Referring to a perspective or view from the real world, in contrast to a perspective from within the fictional world. An out-of-universe explanation for Dr. Watson's wife calling him James in one story is that Doyle forgot his given name had already been established as John.
Similar: extradiegetic, Doylist · Opposite: in-universe, intradiegetic, diegetic, Watsonian

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@misc{out_of_universe_2026,
  title = {out-of-universe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/out-of-universe},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}