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narration.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/UK[nəˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩]UK/ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃən/US[ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃn̩]US
  1. The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.

    countable · uncountable
    The film used voice-over narration to explain the story.
    His calm narration made the documentary easy to follow.
  2. 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.

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

    countable · rhetoric · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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