Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intradiegetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-tradieget-ic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Part of the narrative.

Example Sentences

"One of the most famous examples of an intradiegetic narrator is Scherezade, the narrator of the tales in Arabian Nights (1954), who does belong in the general narrative frame despite that not involving her own but other people's stories."
"Intradiegetic music continues to be used to very stirring effect throughout the film, especially a solo performance of the sixties folk hymn “Five Hundred Miles” sung by Croxen's daughter, […]"
"One well-known example of an intradiegetic narrator is Marlow in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, who recounts his African adventures to a group of men aboard a ship anchored in the Thames Estuary."

Etymology

From intra- + diegetic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: intra

Inflected Forms

more intradiegetic (comparative) most intradiegetic (superlative)

Synonyms

diegetic in-universe Watsonian

Antonyms

extradiegetic out-of-universe Doylist

Questions

What does intradiegetic mean?: Part of the narrative.
Where does intradiegetic come from?: From intra- + diegetic.

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