What does "narration" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "narration"?

Common synonyms include: narrative, account, anecdotage, anecdote, chronicle, chronicling.

Pronounced //ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃən//.

//ˌnæɹˈeɪ.ʃən// noun

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Noun

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
(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth wordnet
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
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events wordnet
5
That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts. countable, rhetoric, uncountable

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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

"The narration is written in the first person singular because it is fictionally taken from the man's everyday journal."

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

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