narration

narration
narration ar*ra"tion, n. [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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See {Account}. [1913 Webster]


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  • narration — Narration. subst. fem. v. Narré, recit. Belle narration. narration simple, naive, sans ornement. narration pompeuse, magnifique, eloquente. narration historique. narration oratoire. narration poëtique. le fil de la narration. la narration est la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • narration — et recit, Narratio. Une narration partie et divisée par personnages, où un chacun parle son tour, Narratio distincta personis, et interpuncta sermonibus. Narration coupée, Praecisa narratio. Narration qui n a rien de superflu, Pressa narratio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • narration — nar‧ra‧tion [nəˈreɪʆn ǁ næ , nə ] also nar‧ra‧tive [ˈnærətɪv] noun [countable] ACCOUNTING a note explaining the reason for an entry in an account * * * narration UK US /nəˈreɪʃən/ US  /næˈreɪʃən/ noun [C] (also narrative) ACC …   Financial and business terms

  • Narration — (lat.), Erzählung; narrativ, erzählend; narrabel, erzählbar …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • narration — I noun account, chronicle, delineation, depiction, depictment, description, descriptive account, discourse, disquisition, expositio, exposition, iteration, narratio, narrative, portrayal, recapitulation, recital, recitation, recountal, recounting …   Law dictionary

  • Narration — (latin), fortælling …   Danske encyklopædi

  • narration — (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. narracion account, statement, a relating, recounting, narrating, narrative tale, and directly from L. narrationem (nom. narratio) a relating, narrative, noun of action from pp. stem of narrare to tell, relate, recount …   Etymology dictionary

  • narration — [n] description, reading account, anecdote, explanation, narrative, recital, recountal, recounting, rehearsal, relation, report, story, storytelling, tale, telling, voiceover*, yarn*; concepts 55,72,282 Ant. concealment, suppression …   New thesaurus

  • narration — [na rā′shən, nərā′shən] n. [ME narracion < OFr < L narratio] 1. the act or process of narrating; the telling of a story or of happenings 2. a story or account; narrative 3. writing or speaking that narrates, as history, biography, or… …   English World dictionary

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