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Webster 1913 Edition


narration

nar-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
narratio
: cf. F.
narration
.]
1.
The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal.
2.
That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; a narrative; story; history.
3.
(Rhet.)
That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
Syn. – Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See
Account
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Narration

NARRATION

,
Noun.
1.
The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.
2.
Relation; story; history; the relation in words or writing, of the particulars of any transaction or event,, or of any series of transactions or events.
3.
In oratory, that part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action , or simply states the facts connected with the subject.

Definition 2024


narration

narration

English

Noun

narration (plural narrations)

  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. (rhetoric) That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts.

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Translations

References

  • narration in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

French

Etymology

Latin narrātiō.

Noun

narration f (plural narrations)

  1. narration (account; story)
  2. narration (literary device)
  3. (rhetoric) narration

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Middle French

Etymology

Latin narrātiō.

Noun

narration f (plural narrations)

  1. narration (account; story)