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Diegetic vs Narrate - What's the difference?

diegetic | narrate |

As an adjective diegetic

is of, or relating to diegesis.

As a verb narrate is

to relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.

diegetic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • of, or relating to diegesis
  • (of film music) that occurs as part of the action (rather than as background), and can be heard by the film's characters

    • Synonyms

    * narrative

    Antonyms

    * non-diegetic

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from diegetic) * autodiegetic * extradiegetic * heterodiegetic * homodiegetic * hypodiegetic * infradiegetic * intradiegetic * metadiegetic

    narrate

    English

    Verb

    (narrat)
  • To relate a story or series of events by speech or writing.
  • To give an account.

    • Related terms

    * narrater * narration * narrative * narrator * narratory

    Synonyms

    * (relate) tell * (give an account) report