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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDiegese
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /di.eˈɡeː.zə/
"Die Filmmusik existiert außerhalb der Diegese."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The total world of a story, including characters, places, and events, experienced or experienced as existing within the context of the narrative.
"The haunting melody heard in the background turns out to be coming from a radio within the film's diegesis." - 2
The narrative or recounting of a series of events, as opposed to mimesis (direct representation or enactment).
"Epic poetry relies heavily on diegesis, with the narrator directly telling the audience what happens."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word diēgēsis (διήγησις), meaning 'narration' or 'account', stemming from diēgeisthai 'to narrate'. In modern literary and film theory, it was revived to distinguish the narrated world of a story from external narration or presentation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diegesis" is said worldwide
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diégèse
Transliteration: /di.e.ʒɛz/
"La musique fait partie intégrante de la diégèse de ce film."
Diegese
Transliteration: /di.eˈɡeː.zə/
"Die Filmmusik existiert außerhalb der Diegese."
diegesi
Transliteration: /diˈɛ.dʒe.zi/
"I personaggi appartengono interamente alla diegesi dell'opera."
diégesis
Transliteration: /diˈe.xe.sis/
"El sonido extradiegético no forma parte de la diégesis."
diegese
Transliteration: /di.eˈʒe.zi/
"O narrador omnisciente está fora da diegese."
कथाजगत
Transliteration: kathajagat
"यह गीत फिल्म के कथाजगत का हिस्सा नहीं है।"
叙述世界
Transliteration: xùshù shìjiè
"这段背景音乐超出了电影的叙述世界。"
디제시스
Transliteration: dijesiseu
"그 배경음악은 영화의 디제시스 내에 존재합니다."
地平世界
Transliteration: diejēshisu
Script: ダイジェシス
"その音楽は映画のダイジェシスに属している。"
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