diegetic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌdaɪ.əˈdʒɛ.tɪk/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διηγητικός (diēgētikós). By surface analysis, diegesis + -etic.
Meanings
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(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
Camille is the hyperactive DJ of her own life, queuing up tunes on her cracked iPhone when on drives, in bed, and in the bath. Her stepdad plays piano, and the town’s social life revolves around a karaoke bar. Almost always, the soundtrack is diegetic: Viewers hear the same thing as the characters do.
2018 July 23, Spencer Kornhaber, “The Music of 'Sharp Objects' Contains a Chilling Message”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 23 Aug 2018:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagetic | alternative, misspelling | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
heterodiegetic · non-diegetic · polydiegetic · nondiegetic · metadiegetic · autodiegetic · infradiegetic · intradiegetic · multidiegetic · extradiegetic · hypodiegetic · homodiegetic
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Translations (12)
pl diegetyczny (Translations) · ga insinte (Translations) · pt diegético (Translations) · cs diegetický (Translations) · tr öyküsel (Translations) · it diegetico (Translations) · es diegético (Translations) · de diegetisch (Translations) · fr diégétique (Translations) · fi diegeettinen (Translations) · oc diegetic (Translations) · ca diegètic (Translations)