Narrative Definition

nărə-tĭv
narratives
noun
narratives
A story; account; tale.
Webster's New World
The art or practice of narrating; narration.
Webster's New World
A presentation of real-world events that connects them in a storylike way.
American Heritage
Any official or standard account or explanation, as of a sequence of related events.
Webster's New World
A narrated account; a story.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
adjective
Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story.
Narrative poetry.
American Heritage
Occupied or concerned with narration.
A narrative poet.
Webster's New World
Of, or having the nature of, narration; in story form.
Webster's New World
Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story.
Narrative poetry.
American Heritage

Overly talkative; garrulous.

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Other Word Forms of Narrative

Noun

Singular:
narrative
Plural:
narratives

Origin of Narrative

  • Latin narrātiō.

    From Wiktionary

Narrative Sentence Examples

  • The narrative affected her greatly when first she listened to it.

  • A narrative synthesis of results is presented.

  • It is one of several narrative poems by Lewis known to be in existence.

  • The greatest attention of all to Boris' narrative was shown by Helene.

  • In Arrian's narrative of Alexander's exploits, whose fame had already faded before the greater glory of Rome, there is no mention of the visit or the city or the Jews.

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Words Starting With

NNANAR

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EVEIVE

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