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narration

American  
[na-rey-shuhn] / næˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.

  2. the act or process of narrating.

  3. a recital of events, especially in chronological order, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition in a drama.

  4. Rhetoric. (in classical speech) the third part, the exposition of the question.

narration British  
/ nəˈreɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of narrating

  2. a narrated account or story; narrative

  3. (in traditional rhetoric) the third step in making a speech, the putting forward of the question

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narration Cultural  

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

Other Word Forms

  • narrational adjective
  • nonnarration noun

Etymology

Origin of narration

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin narrātiōn-, stem of narrātiō “narrative, story”; equivalent to narrate + -ion

Example Sentences

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Mr. Herzog, who with his intensely dramatic yet dryly matter-of-fact vocal stylings lends the feature his typically scintillating narration, follows him on a journey to Namibia and Angola in search of the ghost elephants.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ondro recalls the tragedy as an old man, and what is instantly noticeable is the absence of full stops in his narration.

From The Wall Street Journal

Most of its well-known screen adaptations, by contrast, are much less severe, the narration more direct, and the relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and her adopted brother Heathcliff firmly centered.

From Salon

But the narration is delivered lightly and sparingly.

From The Wall Street Journal

“When there’s no narration, people stop listening and start noticing,” Harjo said.

From The Wall Street Journal

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