narrative.
Telling a story.
Meaning & usage
Telling a story.
Overly talkative; garrulous.
Of or relating to narration.
the narrative thrust of a film
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Scots narrative, nerrative, from Middle French narratif, from Latin narrātīvus, from narrō (“to narrate”). By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -ive.
The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
That which is narrated.
A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
changing, controlling the narrative
A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.
The plot is full of holes, but the narrative is extremely compelling.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Scots narrative, nerrative, from Middle French narratif, from Latin narrātīvus, from narrō (“to narrate”). By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -ive.
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