narration
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nar·ra·tion
(nă-rā'shən) 
n.
narrationally nar·ra'tion·al·ly adv.
n.
- The act, process, or an instance of narrating.
- Narrated material.
narrationally nar·ra'tion·al·ly adv.
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narration
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Definition: description, reading
Antonyms: concealment, suppression
Oxford Dictionary of Literary Terms:
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narration
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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categories related to 'narration'
- Television Programming and Institutions - narration: voice-over description of events on screen or gaps in visual story
- Rhetoric and Figures of Speech - narration: form of discourse emphasizing recounting of event
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