Storyworld

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The fictional world described by a narrative.

    "[W]hile many male characters might be openly sexist to female characters within the storyworld, tropers expect that this explicit sexism does not align with the moral attitudes of the show’s creators."

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"[W]hile many male characters might be openly sexist to female characters within the storyworld, tropers expect that this explicit sexism does not align with the moral attitudes of the show’s creators."

Etymology

From story + world.

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