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nar·ra·tion
(nă-rā′shən)n.
1. The act, process, or an instance of narrating.
2. Narrated material.
nar·ra′tion·al adj.
nar·ra′tion·al·ly adv.
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narration
(nəˈreɪʃən)n
1. the act or process of narrating
2. a narrated account or story; narrative
3. (Rhetoric) (in traditional rhetoric) the third step in making a speech, the putting forward of the question
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nar•ra•tion
(næˈreɪ ʃən)n.
1. something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
2. the act or process of narrating.
3. a recital of events, esp. in chronological order.
[1400–50; < Latin]
nar•ra′tion•al, adj.
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Noun | 1. | narration - 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 sob story, sob stuff - a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy nursery rhyme - a tale in rhymed verse for children |
2. | narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" body - the central message of a communication; "the body of the message was short" introduction - the first section of a communication close, closing, ending, conclusion, end - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." report, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" recounting, telling, relation - an act of narration; "he was the hero according to his own relation"; "his endless recounting of the incident eventually became unbearable" | |
3. | narration - (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth rhetoric - study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) section, subdivision - a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section" |
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narration
noun account, storytelling, telling, reading, relation, explanation, description, recital, voice-over (in film) The play is an autobiographical journey with song, dialogue and narration.
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narration
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Translations
حكايةرِوايَه، سَرْد
vyprávění
fortælling
kertomuskuvaus
pripovijedanjepripovijestpripovijetka
frásögn
rozprávanie
anlatma
narration
[nəˈreɪʃən] N [of documentary] → narración f, comentarios mpl; [of story] → narración f, relato mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
narration
n → Erzählung f; (of events, journey) → Schilderung f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
narrate
(nəˈreit) verb to tell (a story). He narrated the events of the afternoon.
narˈration nounnarrative (ˈnarətiv) noun
a story. an exciting narrative.
narˈrator noun1. a person who tells a story.
2. a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.
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