narration

[ na-rey-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.

  2. the act or process of narrating.

  1. a recital of events, especially in chronological order, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition in a drama.

  2. Rhetoric. (in classical speech) the third part, the exposition of the question.

Origin of narration

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin narrātiōn-, stem of narrātiō “narrative, story”; equivalent to narrate + -ion

Other words from narration

  • nar·ra·tion·al, adjective
  • non·nar·ra·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for narration

narration

/ (nəˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of narrating

  2. a narrated account or story; narrative

  1. (in traditional rhetoric) the third step in making a speech, the putting forward of the question

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Cultural definitions for narration

narration

The recounting of an event or series of events; the act of telling a story.

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