narration

noun

nar·​ra·​tion na-ˈrā-shən 

nə-

1

: the act or process or an instance of narrating

2

: story, narrative

narrational

na-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 

nə-

adjective

Synonyms

• account
• chronicle
• chronology
• commentary
• commentaries
• history
• narrative
• record
• report
• story

Examples of narration in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Armed with Brie Larson’s delightful narration, input from fungi experts and enthusiasts, and a keen sense of humor, Schwartzberg’s documentary is a crash course on how mushrooms are imperative to our future survival. —Tomris Laffly, EW.com, 10 July 2024

The screening in Middletown has been expanded to 98 minutes with its narration re-recorded in English. —Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2024

So experimenting with having characters in the stories narrate the stories, or having stories with no narration, stuff that was actually, in the seventies, very new. —Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 July 2024

And while the narration is overused, the unnamed voice does get in some good cracks. —Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

narration

noun

nar·​ra·​tion na-ˈrā-shən 

nə-

1

: the act or process or an instance of telling a story

2

: story entry 1 sense 1a, narrative

narrational

-shnəl 

-shən-ᵊl

adjective