narrative
IPA: nˈærʌtɪv
noun
- The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- That which is narrated.
- A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
- (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.
adjective
- Telling a story.
- Overly talkative; garrulous.
- Of or relating to narration.
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Examples of "narrative" in Sentences
- It breaks the flow of the narrative.
- The narrative is in the first person.
- The narrative is long and meandering.
- Everything in the narrative is veracious.
- Most of the narrative unfolds in retrospect.
- The narrative largely follows the courtly tradition.
- He continued to perpetuate the heartrending narrative.
- The narrative is complex and in places intimately detailed.
- It provides the framework for Jerome's discursive narrative.
- I merely wanted to describe the audacious tenor of DeGrazia's narrative.