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Narrative

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Noun

1. narration, narrative, story, tale

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

Example Sentences:
'his narrative was interesting'
'Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children'

Adjective

2. narrative

consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story

Example Sentences:
'narrative poetry'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Narrative

see synonyms of narrative
noun
1. 
an account, report, or story, as of events, experiences, etc
2.  the narrative
3. 
the process or technique of narrating
adjective
4. 
telling a story
a narrative poem
5. 
of or relating to narration
narrative art

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Narrative

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adjective
1. 
of, or having the nature of, narration; in story form
2. 
occupied or concerned with narration
a narrative poet
noun
3. 
a story; account; tale
4. 
the art or practice of narrating; narration

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Narrative

see synonyms of narrative
n.
1. A narrated account; a story.
2. The art, technique, or process of narrating: the highest form of narrative.
3.
a. A presentation of real-world events that connects them in a storylike way: "There has been less of a coherent, connected media narrative and more of a kind of episodic focus on events, controversies and gaffes" (Mark Jurkowitz).
b. An explanation or interpretation of events in accordance with a particular theory, ideology, or point of view: the competing narratives of capitalism and Marxism.
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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