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narration
narration
noun nar·ra·tion \na-ˈrā-shən, nə-\
: the act or process of telling a story or describing what happens
: words that are heard as part of a movie, television show, etc., and that describe what is being seen
Full Definition of NARRATION
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: the act or process or an instance of narrating
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Examples of NARRATION
- The novel uses first-person narration.
- They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary.
- an actor who does narrations for documentaries
First Known Use of NARRATION
15th century
Related to NARRATION
- Synonyms
- chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, account, narrative, record, report, story
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Rhymes with NARRATION
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