narration

CEFRC1

/nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of telling a story or describing events.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts.

Examples

  • He mesmerized us all with the dramatized narration of his journey.

  • There are different points of view in the narration.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /nəˈɹæɪ.ʃən/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.

  2. The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.

More examples

In context

  • His calm narration made the documentary easy to follow.

  • The film used voice-over narration to explain the story.

  • The novel contains a first-person narration.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle French narration, from Old French narracion, from Latin narrātiō. By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -ion.