nar|ra|tion

nar|ra|tion
nar|ra|tion «na RAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act of telling.
2. the form of composition that relates events or a story. Novels, short stories, histories, and biographies are forms of narration. »

[Dante] the great master of laconic narration (James Russell Lowell).

3. a story or account: »

a long narration.

SYNONYM(S): See syn. under narrative. (Cf. ↑narrative)
4. the part of an oration in which the facts of the matter are stated.

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  • nar·ra·tion — /næˈreıʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 somewhat formal : the act or process of telling a story or describing what happens [noncount] the narration of events The novel uses first person narration. [count] first person narrations 2 : words that are heard as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • nar´co|ti|za´tion — nar|co|tize «NAHR kuh tyz», verb, tized, tiz|ing. –v.t. 1. to subject to the action of a narcotic; stupefy. 2. to dull; deaden: »How much better is the restlessness of a noble ambition than the narcotized stupor of club life (Oliver Wendell… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nar|co|tize — «NAHR kuh tyz», verb, tized, tiz|ing. –v.t. 1. to subject to the action of a narcotic; stupefy. 2. to dull; deaden: »How much better is the restlessness of a noble ambition than the narcotized stupor of club life (Oliver Wendell Holmes). –v.i …   Useful english dictionary

  • narration — nar·ra·tion …   English syllables

  • narrational — nar·ra·tion·al …   English syllables

  • narration — nar•ra•tion [[t]næˈreɪ ʃən[/t]] 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 • Etymology: 1400–50; < L nar•ra′tion•al, adj …   From formal English to slang

  • narration — nar|ra|tion [nəˈreıʃən US næ , nə ] n [U and C] 1.) a spoken description or explanation which is given during a film, play etc 2.) formal the act of telling a story …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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