narration

[ na-rey-shuhn ]

noun

1. something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.
2. the act or process of narrating.
3. a recital of events, especially in chronological order, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition in a drama.
4. Rhetoric. (in classical speech) the third part, the exposition of the question.

narration

/ nəˈreɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of narrating
2. a narrated account or story; narrative
3. (in traditional rhetoric) the third step in making a speech, the putting forward of the question

narration

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

Other Word Forms

• nar·ration·al adjective
• nonnar·ration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of narration¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin narrātiōn-, stem of narrātiō “narrative, story”; equivalent to narrate + -ion

Example Sentences

But as much as I loved seeing young people do battle with oppression, I found myself chasing That Voice: the urgent, conflicted narration of someone thrown too young into the center of a hell-storm.

From Los Angeles Times

Disney also offers sign-language interpreters, wheelchair and scooter rentals, assistive handheld captioning and video captioning on some rides, and dialogue and narration of scripts on others.

From Los Angeles Times

The actors "harvesting" spaghetti strands give committed performances, and the late Richard Dimbleby's deadpan narration lends an air of authenticity to the report.

From BBC

This opening bit of narration is a dead giveaway that “Holland” is not confident enough in its very game cast or Cave’s capable direction, and this uncertainty bleeds into the rest of the film’s narrative.

From Salon

“The Year of Magical Thinking” stands out as a paragon of unreliable narration.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anecdote
• narrative
• tale
• voice-over