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narration

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nar·ra·tion  (n-rshn)
n.
1. The act, process, or an instance of narrating.
2. Narrated material.

nar·ration·al adj.
nar·ration·al·ly adv.

narration
Noun
1. a narrating
2. a narrated account or story
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.narrationnarration - 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
subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
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
fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse children
nursery rhyme - a tale in rhymed verse for children
2.narrationnarration - 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"

narration
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Spanish narration [nəˈreɪʃən] nnarración f; relato
French narration [nəˈreɪʃən] nnarration f
German narration [nəˈreɪʃən] narrate nKommentar m
Italian narration [nəˈreɪʃən] nnarrazione f

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He appears by his modest and unaffected narration to have described things as he saw them, to have copied nature from the life, and to have consulted his senses, not his imagination; he meets with no basilisks that destroy with their eyes, his crocodiles devour their prey without tears, and his cataracts fall from the rock without deafening the neighbouring inhabitants.
You are aware, I suppose, that all mythology and poetry is a narration of events, either past, present, or to come?
At one time he is found in Corinth, and at another in Athens, endeavouring, by the narration of some of his wise fables, to reconcile the inhabitants of those cities to the administration of their respective rulers Periander and Pisistratus.
 
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