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Dictionary: nar·ra·tion   (nă-rā'shən) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act, process, or an instance of narrating.
  2. Narrated material.
narrational nar·ra'tion·al adj.
narrationally nar·ra'tion·al·ly adv.

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Definition: description, reading
Antonyms: concealment, suppression


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narration, the process of relating a sequence of events; or another term for a narrative. In the first sense, narration is often distinguished from other kinds of writing ( dialogue, description, commentary) which may be included in a narrative; it is also distinguished from the events recounted, i.e. from the story, and from the narrative itself.

Verb: narrate.

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The recounting of an event or series of events; the act of telling a story.

 
 
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