narrative

nar·ra·tive

(năr′ə-tĭv)

1. A narrated account; a story.

2. The art, technique, or process of narrating: the highest form of narrative.

a. A presentation of real-world events that connects them in a storylike way: "There has been less of a coherent, connected media narrative and more of a kind of episodic focus on events, controversies and gaffes" (Mark Jurkowitz).

b. An explanation or interpretation of events in accordance with a particular theory, ideology, or point of view: the competing narratives of capitalism and Marxism.

adj.

1. Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story: narrative poetry.

2. Of or relating to narration: narrative skill.

nar′ra·tive·ly adv.

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narrative

(ˈnærətɪv)

1. an account, report, or story, as of events, experiences, etc

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) the narrative the part of a literary work that relates events

3. the process or technique of narrating

adj

4. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) telling a story: a narrative poem.

5. of or relating to narration: narrative art.

ˈnarratively adv

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nar•ra•tive

(ˈnær ə tɪv)

1. a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

2. the art, technique, or process of narrating.

adj.

3. consisting of or being a narrative: narrative poetry.

4. of or pertaining to narration.

5. representing stories or events pictorially or sculpturally: narrative painting.

[1555–65; < Latin]

nar′ra•tive•ly, adv.

narrative

narratage - The technique of having one character in the role of storyteller or the act of inserting bits of explanation into a narrative.
narrative - First an adjective meaning "telling the facts of a story," from Latin narrare, which is also the base of narrate.
saga - Old Norse for "narrative."
diegesis - The narrative or plot.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

narrative - 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"

tearjerker - an excessively sentimental narrative

tall tale - an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story

folk tale, folktale - a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

sob story, sob stuff - a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy

Adj.

narrative - consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry"

communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray

narrative

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narrative

noun

A recounting of past events:

Translations

رِوائي، قَصَصي

historkanaracenarativnípříběhvyprávěcí

fortælling

jutustus

kertomus

saga, frásögn

物語

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narrative

[ˈnærətɪv]

adj [style, poem] → narratif/ive

narrative

adj → erzählend; ability etc → erzählerisch; narrative poem → Ballade f; (modern) → Erzählgedicht nt; narrative structure → Erzählstruktur f

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narrative

[ˈnærətɪv]

1. adj → narrativo/a

narrate

(nəˈreit) verb

to tell (a story). He narrated the events of the afternoon.

narˈration nounnarrative (ˈnarətiv) noun

a story. an exciting narrative.

narˈrator noun

1. a person who tells a story.

2. a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.