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Meaning of "diegesis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIEGESIS

diegesis  [ˌdaɪiːˈdʒiːsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIEGESIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diegesis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIEGESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diegesis

Diegesis is a style of fiction storytelling which presents an interior view of a world and is: ▪ that world itself experienced by the characters in situations and events of the narrative ▪ telling, recounting, as opposed to showing, enacting. In diegesis the narrator tells the story. The narrator presents the actions of the characters to the readers or audience.

Definition of diegesis in the English dictionary

The definition of diegesis in the dictionary is the presentation of the facts by a narrator to the audience. Other definition of diegesis is in narrative film or literature, the fictional setting, events and characters.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIEGESIS


algesis
ælˈdʒiːsɪs
anamnesis
ˌænæmˈniːsɪs
anthesis
ænˈθiːsɪs
arthrodesis
ˌɑːθrəʊˈdiːsɪs
cytokinesis
ˌsaɪtəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
eisegesis
ˌaɪsəˈdʒiːsɪs
electrophoresis
ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈriːsɪs
enuresis
ˌɛnjʊˈriːsɪs
epexegesis
ɛˌpɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs
erythropoiesis
ɪˌrɪθrəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs
exegesis
ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs
hematopoiesis
ˌhemətəʊpɔɪˈiːsɪs
hysteresis
ˌhɪstəˈriːsɪs
iontophoresis
aɪˌɒntəʊfəˈriːsɪs
kinesis
kɪˈniːsɪs
mimesis
mɪˈmiːsɪs
periegesis
ˌpɛrɪɪˈdʒiːsɪs
psychokinesis
ˌsaɪkəʊkɪˈniːsɪs
telekinesis
ˌtɛlɪkɪˈniːsɪs
thesis
ˈθiːsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIEGESIS

die-off
die-sinker
die-stamp
dieb
dieback
diecious
dieciously
dieciousness
Diefenbaker
dieffenbachia
diehardism
diel
dieldrin
dielectric
dielectric constant
dielectric heating
dielectric lens
dielectrically
Diels-Alder reaction
dielytra

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIEGESIS

angiogenesis
biosynthesis
carcinogenesis
chondrogenesis
dysgenesis
genesis
gluconeogenesis
hypothesis
morphogenesis
mutagenesis
Nemesis
organogenesis
osteogenesis
parenthesis
pathogenesis
PhD thesis
photosynthesis
prosthesis
synthesis
transgenesis

Synonyms and antonyms of diegesis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diegesis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIEGESIS

Find out the translation of diegesis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diegesis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diegesis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

故事世界
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diégesis
570 millions of speakers

English

diegesis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

diegesis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

diegesis
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диегезиса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

diegese
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

diegesis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diégèse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diegesis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

diegesis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

diegesis
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

diegesis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diegese
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

diegesis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

diegesis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डेंजरिसिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diegesis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diegesi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diegesis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дієгезис
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

diegeză
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Διήγησις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

diegesis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

diegesis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

diegesen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diegesis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIEGESIS»

The term «diegesis» is normally little used and occupies the 140.847 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIEGESIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «diegesis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «diegesis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diegesis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIEGESIS»

Discover the use of diegesis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diegesis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Diegesis
How could we not? I read parts of THE DIEGESIS out loud to my girlfriend. I said, 'This book is kind of awesome,' but I should've edited that. I should've said, 'This book is awesome.' I should've said, 'It is currents.
Chas Hoppe, Joshua Young, 2013
2
Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural ...
By contrast, 'diegesis' means 'telling' or 'relating'. The parts of a narrative which are presented in this way are given in a more 'rapid' or 'panoramic' or ' summarising' way. The aim is to give us essential or linking information as efficiently as ...
Peter Barry, 2002
3
Diegesis
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Diegesis is a style of representation in fiction and is:
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
4
Narration in the Fiction Film
There is simple or pure narrative (haple diegesis), in which "the poet himself is the speaker and does not even attempt to suggest to us that anyone but himself is speaking."1 A lyric poem would be an example. In contrast stands imitative ...
David Bordwell, 1985
5
All about Almodóvar: A Passion for Cinema
6. Mimesis. and. Diegesis. Almodóvar. and. the. Limits. of. Melodrama. MARK ALLINSON Tragedy is clean, it is restful, it is flawless. It has nothing to do with melodrama. —Jean Anouilh, Antigone1 ...
Bradley S. Epps, Despina Kakoudaki, 2009
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Pop Fiction: The Song in Cinema
The. Ambi-Diegesis. Of. 'My. Funny. Valentine'. Morris. B. Holbrook. Ambi- Diegesis. Diegetic and Non-Diegetic Film Music Film scholars who address the cinematic role of music (Chion, 1994; Gabbard, 1996; Gorbman, 1987; Kalinak, 1992; ...
Steve Lannin, Matthew Caley, 2005
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Point of View, Perspective, and Focalization: Modeling ...
transition from the metametadiegesis to the diegesis occurs, skipping the metadiegesis. In a shot-reverse-shot beginning on the level of metametadiegesis, showing Ignacio and Enrique as young boys looking at each other, the visual NI shows ...
Peter Hühn, Wolf Schmid, Jörg Schönert, 2009
8
Cinema Studies: The Key Concepts
Film studies now tends to see these two approaches not as mutually exclusive but indeed as well worth combining to give a fuller reading of the film as text and context. diegesis/diegetic/non-diegetic/extra- and intra-diegetic Diegesis refers to  ...
Susan Hayward, 2000
9
The Literary Theory Toolkit: A Compendium of Concepts and ...
–Tzvetan Todorov, The Poetics of Prose Mimesis relates to showing, and diegesis to telling. This sounds simple enough, but historically the distinction is confusing on account of the fact that it has sources in both Plato and Aristotle that are in ...
Herman Rapaport, 2011
10
Mind Reading: Unframed Interior Monologue in European Fiction
As Socrates tells Adeimantus in Book III of The Republic, mimesis occurs when the poet "impersonates one of his characters in dialogue," while diegesis means that "the poet always writes in his own person, composing all his verse and ...
Vladimir Tumanov, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIEGESIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diegesis is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Movie review: Jurassic World
Hilton, Samsung, Verizon and Starbucks all crash land with a thud into the diegesis, and it is painful to watch. These brands all form part of ... «Prague Post, Jun 15»
2
Mad Max Pt. 2
I don't know why more actors of colour are not featured in the movies, but working with the diegesis, the films are either set in an alternate ... «Sequential Tart News, Jun 15»
3
Eisenstein in Guanajuato half pulsates with sexual vitality
... telescopic lensing warps backgrounds; evidential scraps and greyscale photographs are intercut with a garishly oversaturated diegesis. «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
4
“Proyecto Diegesis”, una historia de ciencia ficción creada por paisas
Proyecto Diegesis es una novela gráfica creada, escrita y producida por Manuel Urrego y Juan Álvarez, e ilustrada por Sandra Posada y Juan ... «Minuto30.com, May 15»
5
Survival of the onanist
A whole new succession of diegesis for the defilement of the flesh billowed forth. Contemporary Japanese porn is not about anal reaming and ... «Hindu Business Line, May 15»
6
Awesome Sound Design on a Tight Budget, Part 1
Diegesis is a word you should know. It refers to the world experienced by the characters in your film narrative. The creative use of non-diegetic ... «Studio Daily, Apr 15»
7
Movie review: Fast & Furious 7
... into the events behind the scenes and our knowledge that these two actors had shared the same diegesis for nearly a decade and a half. «Prague Post, Apr 15»
8
A Critical Cinematic Study of the 2015 Seattle Mariners Commercials
But the true brilliance of Where lies in the way the film structures our perspective as spectators within the diegesis of the narrative. You may ... «Lookout Landing, Mar 15»
9
Accidental Love Review
Scenes are often oddly constructed so that it is difficult for the spectator to piece together the spatial relations in the diegesis. There is a lack of ... «We Got This Covered, Feb 15»
10
X-Men: No More Mutants?
... diegesis of the Marvel Universe, what I'm unhappy about is the creation of so many new X-Men and mutants that I am left screaming “no more ... «moviepilot.com, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Diegesis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/diegesis>. Apr 2024 ».
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