NARRATION

narration

(noun) (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

narration, recital, yarn

(noun) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; “his narration was hesitant”

narrative, narration, story, tale

(noun) 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; “his narrative was interesting”; “Disney’s stories entertain adults as well as children”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

narration (countable and uncountable, plural narrations)

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

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.

(rhetoric) That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts.

Anagrams

• atranorin

Source: Wiktionary

Nar*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. narratio: cf. F. narration.]

1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.

2. That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history.

3. (Rhet.)

Definition: That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.

Syn.

– Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See Account.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition