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noun, feminine

diégesis

/ˈdjexesis/

noun, feminine/ˈdjexesis/plural: diégesis

diegesis; the plot or narrative of a written work

Synonyms: historia, trama

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) Ancient Greek ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai) Ancient Greek δῐηγέομαι (dĭēgéomai) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek διήγησις (diḗgēsis)lbor. Spanish diégesis Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek διήγησις (diḗgēsis, “narration, narrative”).