narrative

nar·ra·tive  (nr-tv)

n.

1. A narrated account; a story.

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

adj.

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

2. Of or relating to narration: narrative skill.

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narra·tive·ly adv.

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narrative [ˈnærətɪv]

n

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

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

3. the process or technique of narrating

adj

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

2. of or relating to narration narrative art

narratively  adv

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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" narration, story, tale 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
Adj.	1.	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

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narrative

noun story, report, history, detail, account, statement, tale, chronicle, recital He began his narrative with the day of the murder.

Translations

narrative [ˈnærətɪv]

A. ADJ → narrativo

B. N (= act) → narración f; (= story) → narración f, relato m

narrative [ˈnærətɪv]

n → récit m

adj [style, poem] → narratif/ive

narrative

n

(= story) → Erzählung f; (= account) → Schilderung f; (= text) → Text m

(= act of narrating) → Erzählen nt; (of events, journey) → Schilderung f; he has a gift for narrative → er ist ein talentierter Erzähler

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

narrative [ˈnærətɪv]

1. adj → narrativo/a

2. n → narrazione f; (technique) → narrativa