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)

1. the plot or narrative of a written work

   Synonyms: historia, trama

Related terms

• diegético

Further reading

• “diégesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10