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narration

[ na-rey-shuh n ]
/ næˈreɪ ʃən /
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noun

something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
the act or process of narrating.
a recital of events, especially in chronological order, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition in a drama.
Rhetoric. (in classical speech) the third part, the exposition of the question.

RELATED WORDS

tale, anecdote, narrative, voice-over, story, explanation, yarn, recital, rehearsal, report, relation, telling, account, recounting, recountal, storytelling

Nearby words

  1. narraganset,
  2. narragansett,
  3. narragansett bay,
  4. narrate,
  5. narrater,
  6. narrative,
  7. narrative of the life of frederick douglass,
  8. narratively,
  9. narrativize,
  10. narrator

Origin of narration

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin narrātiōn- (stem of narrātiō), equivalent to narrāt(us) (see narrate) + -iōn- -ion
Related formsnar·ra·tion·al, adjectivenon·nar·ra·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for narration

narration

/ (nəˈreɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of narrating
a narrated account or story; narrative
(in traditional rhetoric) the third step in making a speech, the putting forward of the question
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Word Origin and History for narration

narration

n.

early 15c., from Old French narracion "account, statement, a relating, recounting, narrating, narrative tale," and directly from Latin narrationem (nominative narratio) "a relating, narrative," noun of action from past participle stem of narrare "to tell, relate, recount, explain," literally "to make acquainted with," from gnarus "knowing," from PIE suffixed zero-grade *gne-ro-, from root *gno- "to know" (see know).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Culture definitions for narration

narration

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

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