narration

[ na-rey-shuhn ]

/ 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.

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Origin of narration

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin narrātiōn- (stem of narrātiō), equivalent to narrāt(us) (see narrate) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM narration

nar·ra·tion·al, adjectivenon·nar·ra·tion, noun

Words nearby narration

Narmer, Narraganset, Narragansett, Narragansett Bay, narrate, narration, narrative, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, narrativize, narrator, narrow

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How to use narration in a sentence

This type of research was generated from the kind of hero-dog narration where you read about in the news a dog that pulled three children from the water where they were drowning.
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I was never exempt from criticism and rejection of the themes that my narrations addressed, which almost always focused on LGBTQ issues and dirty realism.
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These include the aforementioned frame narration, which casts a hypnotic spell over the proceedings that Flanagan uses to pull us along through the rocky bits where his plot is all over the map.
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Her Socialist Smile is an essay-style documentary that tells the story of Keller’s activism with images, narration, and onscreen text drawn from some of her speeches and writings.
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For anyone struggling with feelings of despair and hopelessness, Bufka and Alvord suggest first paying attention to the narration in your head.
What mental health professionals have learned six months into pandemic care|Marion Renault|October 8, 2020|Popular-Science
One of the great pleasures of his book is the narration of dozens of small but significant encounters with students.
A Teacher Returns to the Classroom and Gets Schooled|Nick Romeo|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dialogue and narration is at a minimum, as are as the drawings.
Holy Homophobia, Batman! A Queer Reading of the Dark Knight|Rich Goldstein|July 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While these events are critical, what requires the most attention is the manner of her narration.
This Week’s Hot Reads: April 14, 2014|Charles Shafaieh|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“I drive through the streets and see people without hope,” he says in the elegiac narration that ends the film.
Are Narcocorrido Mexican Drug Ballads Really That Bad?|Jimmy So|November 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Right up until the end, we were massaging narration, making it a bit more personal so it seemed more like what I saw.
‘The Armstrong Lie,’ Alex Gibney’s Portrait of Lance as a Liar|Thomas Flynn|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Beneath this melodrama, the circumstances are recounted at great length, and some halting verses conclude the mournful narration.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
Narration deals with occurrences; description deals with appearances.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
The division of time that seems best is to take Narration and Description in the first year.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Narration and description may be found in a piece of exposition; and all three may be employed in argument.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Narration tells what things do; description tells how things look.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster

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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Cultural definitions for narration

narration

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

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