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diegetic
adjective
happening within or being the created world of a story.
More about diegetic
Diegetic, 鈥渉appening within or being the created world of a story,鈥� is a technical term used in literary criticism, both in ancient Greek and in modern English. Its Greek original is 诲颈脓驳脓迟颈办蠈蝉, a variant of 诲颈脓驳脓尘补迟颈办蠈蝉 鈥減ertaining to a narrative;鈥� Aristotle uses both variants in the Poetics with the noun 辫辞铆脓蝉颈蝉 鈥減oetry鈥� (i.e., 鈥渘arrative poetry鈥�). Both adjectives are derivatives of the noun 诲颈岣梘脓蝉颈蝉 鈥渘arration, narrative鈥� and derive from the verb 诲颈脓驳别卯蝉迟丑补颈 鈥渢o set out in detail, describe.鈥� Diegetic entered English in the second half of the 20th century.
how is diegetic used?
The choir ceases being underscore and becomes diegetic鈥攖hat is, part of the movie鈥檚 fictional space, hearable by its characters. The emperor鈥檚 malignant music has seeped out of the soundtrack and into the world of the film.
Scholars speak of two types of film music: diegetic, in which characters in a movie either perform music or listen to it (鈥淧lay it, Sam鈥�), and non-diegetic, which is music that accompanies the film鈥檚 action鈥攊n other words, music which we hear but which the characters don鈥檛.
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holophrase
noun
a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
More about holophrase
A holophrase is 鈥渁 word functioning as a phrase or sentence鈥�; it comes from the Greek adjective 丑蠈濒辞蝉 (combining form holo-) 鈥渨hole, entire,鈥� and the noun 辫丑谤谩蝉颈蝉 鈥渟peech, way of speaking, expression.鈥� Holophrases are the usual form of speech when children are learning to talk, as when your toddler stands in front of you with raised arms, and says 鈥淯p,鈥� meaning 鈥淧ick me up.鈥� Holophrase entered English at the end of the 19th century.
how is holophrase used?
In dispensing with parts of speech, and in presenting a total situation in one symbol, the holophrase might be called a ‘word gesture.’
The VC community seems to love its holophrases: 鈥渋ncubate,鈥� 鈥渁ccelerate,鈥� 鈥渓ongtail,鈥� 鈥渇reemium,鈥� and of course, the mythical 鈥渦nicorn.鈥� These are all words that serve as shorthand for more involved concepts central to the investment universe.
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fantabulous
adjective
extremely fine or desirable; excellent; wonderful.
More about fantabulous
Fantabulous, a slang term meaning 鈥渆xcellent, wonderful,鈥� is a blend of fantastic and fabulous. The word first appeared in the US in 1953, in New Zealand in 1959, and in the UK by 1961.
how is fantabulous used?
Stolen money enhanced the flavor of everything it bought, made every game of pinball more fantabulous and fun.
鈥淚t was great,鈥� Bobby said. 鈥�Fantabulous. Thanks for taking me. It was practically the best movie I ever saw.”
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