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storyworld

storyworld noun: the fictional world described by a narrative.

Noun

storyworld (plural storyworlds)

  1. The fictional world described by a narrative.
    • [W]hile many male characters might be openly sexist to female characters within the storyworld, tropers expect that this explicit sexism does not align with the moral attitudes of the show’s creators.2024, Doria Killian, “Defective Detective Meets Sassy Secretary, Plot Ensues: Babylon Berlin, TV Tropes, and Pop Narratology”, in Hester Baer, Jill Suzanne Smith, editors, Babylon Berlin, German...

Forms of storyworld

pluralstoryworlds

Origin of storyworld

From story + world.

Questions about storyworld

What does storyworld mean?
Storyworld means the fictional world described by a narrative.
What part of speech is storyworld?
Storyworld is a noun.
What is the plural of storyworld?
The plural of storyworld is storyworlds.

Words near storyworld in the dictionary

  1. storytimes
  2. storywise
  3. storywork
  4. storyworker
  5. storyworkers
  6. storyworld
  7. storyworlds
  8. storywriter
  9. storywriters
  10. Storz
  11. Storz coupling

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