Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diegetically

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dieget-i-cal-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a diegetic way or manner.

Example Sentences

"The music in the documentary is only used diegetically: there is no soundtrack."

Etymology

Etymology tree English diegetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English diegetically From diegetic + -ally.

Inflected Forms

more diegetically (comparative) most diegetically (superlative)

Questions

What does diegetically mean?: In a diegetic way or manner.
Where does diegetically come from?: Etymology tree English diegetic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English diegetically From diegetic + -ally.

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