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

This included making short documentaries, often with celebrity narration, released as DVDs or online. —Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024

And live coverage of the Games is available with Russian-language narration on the official Olympic website, and the Russian government seems to be making no attempt to block it. —Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2024

All the interactions on the show are organic; the narration is written, with input from Levy. —Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024

Hyperbole alert: The narration slipped up toward the end of the episode. —Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 7 Aug. 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