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narration

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As a noun, narration means the act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair.

Meanings of narration

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noun

  1. The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.

  2. That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.

  3. rhetoricThat part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts.

  4. A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

    “his narrative was interesting”

    “Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children”

    Similar: narrative, story, tale
  5. The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

    “his narration was hesitant”

    Similar: recital, yarn
  6. (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

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