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Narration

//ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating. countable, uncountable

    "The film used voice-over narration to explain the story."

  2. 2
    (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth wordnet
  3. 3
    That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events wordnet
  5. 5
    That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts. countable, rhetoric, uncountable
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  1. 6
    a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French narration, from Old French narracion, from Latin narrātiō.

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