diégesis

See also: diegesis

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διήγησις (diḗgēsis, “narration, narrative”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdjexesis/ [ˈd̪je.xe.sis]
Rhymes: -exesis
Syllabification: dié‧ge‧sis

Noun

diégesis f (plural diégesis)

the plot or narrative of a written work
Synonyms: historia, trama

Related terms

diegético

Further reading

“diégesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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