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diegesis
[ dahy-uh-jee-sis ]
noun
, plural di·e·ge·ses [dahy-, uh, -, jee, -seez].
- the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters. Compare mimesis ( def 2b ).
- the sphere or world in which these narrated events and other elements occur.
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Other Words From
- di·e·get·ic [dahy-, uh, -, jet, -ik], adjective
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Example Sentences
A surgeon has bought the 'Diegesis', and tendered me half a sovereign to give him a private lecture to-morrow evening.
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