1. Plural of diegesis; narrative frameworks or story worlds in which events of a narrative take place, especially in film, literature, or other media.
Usage: literary and film criticism term; often contrasted with non-diegetic elements (like background music or narrator commentary that exists outside the story world)

Examples

• The film critic analyzed how the diegeses of the three interconnected stories created a complex narrative structure.
• In science fiction, multiple diegeses can exist within the same work, each with its own internal logic.
• The diegeses established by the opening scenes set the tone for the entire novel.
• Different diegeses in the anthology allowed each author to explore distinct worlds and characters.
• Understanding the diegeses is essential to interpreting how the filmmaker constructs meaning through layered storytelling.