Definitions for narrativeˈnær ə tɪv

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

nar•ra•tiveˈnær ə tɪv(n.)

  1. a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

  2. the art, technique, or process of narrating.

    Category: Literature

  3. (adj.)consisting of or being a narrative:

    narrative poetry.

    Category: Literature

  4. of or pertaining to narration.

  5. representing stories or events pictorially or sculpturally:

    narrative painting.

    Category: Fine Arts

Origin of narrative:

1555–65; < L

nar′ra•tive•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. narrative, narration, story, tale(adj)

    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

    "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

  2. narrative(adj)

    consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story

    "narrative poetry"

Wiktionary

  1. narrative(Noun)

    The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.

  2. narrative(Noun)

    That which is narrated.

  3. narrative(Adjective)

    Telling a story.

  4. narrative(Adjective)

    Being overly talkative; garrulous.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Narrative(adj)

    of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction

  2. Narrative(adj)

    apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous

  3. Narrative(noun)

    that which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story


Translations for narrative

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

narrative(noun)

a story

an exciting narrative.

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