noun, pl. di·e·ge·ses /ˌdaɪ
əˈdʒi
siz/ Show Spelled [dahy-uh-jee-seez] Show IPA (in literature, film, etc.) 1.the telling of a story by a narrator who summarizes events in the plot and comments on the conversations, thoughts, etc., of the characters.
2.the sphere or world in
which these narrated events and other elements occur.
Origin: 1800–10; <
Greek diēgēsis ‘a narrative’, derivative of
diēgeisthai ‘to describe, narrate’ <
dia- dia- +
hēgeîsthai ‘to guide’
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