# hypodiegetic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Pertaining to a secondary narrative embedded within the primary narrative (a story within a story).

## Etymology
From hypo- + diegetic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hypodiegetic