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narration

[ na-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
  2. the act or process of narrating.
  3. a recital of events, especially in chronological order, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition in a drama.
  4. Rhetoric. (in classical speech) the third part, the exposition of the question.


narration

/ ²Ôəˈ°ù±ðɪʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act or process of narrating
  2. a narrated account or story; narrative
  3. (in traditional rhetoric) the third step in making a speech, the putting forward of the question
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

narration

  1. The recounting of an event or series of events; the act of telling a story.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of narration1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin ²Ô²¹°ù°ùÄå³Ù¾±Å²Ô-, stem of ²Ô²¹°ù°ùÄå³Ù¾±Å “narrative, storyâ€; equivalent to narrate + -ion
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Example Sentences

The actors "harvesting" spaghetti strands give committed performances, and the late Richard Dimbleby's deadpan narration lends an air of authenticity to the report.

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This opening bit of narration is a dead giveaway that “Holland†is not confident enough in its very game cast or Cave’s capable direction, and this uncertainty bleeds into the rest of the film’s narrative.

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“The Year of Magical Thinking†stands out as a paragon of unreliable narration.

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The initial internal review by the BBC found Hoyo had also paid a member of the boy's family "a limited sum of money for the narration".

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A new Kronos recording devoted to those works will be released in early March, and it features pieces with narration about war and peace in the Middle East that are grippingly theatrical.

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