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 Words From

• 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

Plus, coming into “Dune: Prophecy” as a stone-cold uninitiate is a challenge for which the script compensates using a combination of summary via narration and a brief, expository title card.

From Salon

"Thomas Jefferson's idea of 'natural' aristocracy implicitly and necessarily excluded Black people, who he believed could not generate ideas 'beyond the level of plain narration.'"

From Salon

The full ballot runs to 94 categories, including audio book, narration and storytelling recording, in which Barbra Streisand will go against George Clinton for possibly the first time in Grammys history.

From Los Angeles Times

Williams opened the night with a voiceover narration of a letter to the nation's first leaders.

From Salon

“The people who came before me were always on the run,” the director says in a narration that accompanies the film’s beginning.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• anecdote
• narrative
• tale
• voice-over