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diegesis

UK/ˌdaɪ.ɪˈd͡ʒiːsɪs/

diegesis noun: a narration or recitation.

Noun

diegesis (plural diegeses)

  1. A narration or recitation.
    • A novel like Sterne′s Tristram Shandy, however, simply embeds a number of different diegeses on the play-within-a-play model.1985, Bill Nichols, Movies and Methods: An Anthology, page 504
    • The standard distinction between mimesis and diegesis is usually referred to as that between showing and telling, between iconic and indexical signs on the one hand and symbolic signs on the other, between drama and recitation.1991, Christopher Collins, The Poetics of the Mind's Eye: Literature and the Psychology of Imagination, page 4

diegesis meaning in Tamil and Bengali

diegesis in Tamil

விரிவுரை, நிகழ்வுத் தொகுப்புரை

diegesis in Bengali

সিনেমা, সাহিত্যে গল্প বলার কাঠামো

Forms of diegesis

pluraldiegeses

Origin of diegesis

Ancient Greek διήγησις (diḗgēsis, “narration”), from διηγέομαι (diēgéomai, “I narrate”)

Words that rhyme with diegesis

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Questions about diegesis

What does diegesis mean?
Diegesis means a narration or recitation.
What is diegesis in Tamil?
Diegesis in Tamil is விரிவுரை, நிகழ்வுத் தொகுப்புரை. See Diegesis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diegesis?
Diegesis is a noun.
How do you pronounce diegesis?
Diegesis is pronounced /ˌdaɪ.ɪˈd͡ʒiːsɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of diegesis?
The plural of diegesis is diegeses.

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