narration

narration
narration (n.) early 15c., from O.Fr. narracion "account, statement, a relating, recounting, narrating, narrative tale," and directly from L. narrationem (nom. narratio) "a relating, narrative," noun of action from pp. stem of narrare "to tell, relate, recount, explain," lit. "to make acquainted with," from gnarus "knowing," from PIE suffixed zero-grade *gne-ro-, from root *gno- "to know" (see KNOW (Cf. know)).

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  • narration — [ narasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1190; lat. narratio 1 ♦ Exposé écrit et détaillé d une suite de faits, dans une forme littéraire. ⇒ récit; exposé, relation. Les récits de famille « se gravent plus fortement dans la mémoire que les narrations écrites »… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • narration — Narration. subst. fem. v. Narré, recit. Belle narration. narration simple, naive, sans ornement. narration pompeuse, magnifique, eloquente. narration historique. narration oratoire. narration poëtique. le fil de la narration. la narration est la… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • narration — et recit, Narratio. Une narration partie et divisée par personnages, où un chacun parle son tour, Narratio distincta personis, et interpuncta sermonibus. Narration coupée, Praecisa narratio. Narration qui n a rien de superflu, Pressa narratio …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • narration — ar*ra tion, n. [L. narratio: cf. F. narration.] 1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is related; the relation in words… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • narration — nar‧ra‧tion [nəˈreɪʆn ǁ næ , nə ] also nar‧ra‧tive [ˈnærətɪv] noun [countable] ACCOUNTING a note explaining the reason for an entry in an account * * * narration UK US /nəˈreɪʃən/ US  /næˈreɪʃən/ noun [C] (also narrative) ACC …   Financial and business terms

  • Narration — (lat.), Erzählung; narrativ, erzählend; narrabel, erzählbar …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • narration — I noun account, chronicle, delineation, depiction, depictment, description, descriptive account, discourse, disquisition, expositio, exposition, iteration, narratio, narrative, portrayal, recapitulation, recital, recitation, recountal, recounting …   Law dictionary

  • Narration — (latin), fortælling …   Danske encyklopædi

  • narration — [n] description, reading account, anecdote, explanation, narrative, recital, recountal, recounting, rehearsal, relation, report, story, storytelling, tale, telling, voiceover*, yarn*; concepts 55,72,282 Ant. concealment, suppression …   New thesaurus

  • narration — [na rā′shən, nərā′shən] n. [ME narracion < OFr < L narratio] 1. the act or process of narrating; the telling of a story or of happenings 2. a story or account; narrative 3. writing or speaking that narrates, as history, biography, or… …   English World dictionary

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