narration

C2+ Topic:Literature & Storytelling

US /næˈreɪʃən/ UK /nəˈreɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act or process of telling a story or describing events

His calm narration guided viewers through the documentary's most harrowing scenes.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the act or process of... storytellingrecounting relation telling account narrative commentary

Word family

Related forms narrate narrative narrator

Etymology

From Old French narration, from Latin narratio ('a relating, narrative'), from narrare ('to tell, relate'), from gnarus ('knowing'), from Proto-Indo-European *gno- ('to know').

narratio Latin narrare Latin *gneh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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Literature & Storytelling Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# narration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /næˈreɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /nəˈreɪʃən/

## Meanings
1. the act or process of telling a story or describing events

## Examples
- His calm narration guided viewers through the documentary's most harrowing scenes.

## Synonyms
- storytelling
- recounting
- relation
- telling
- account
- narrative
- commentary

## Related Forms
- narrate
- narrative
- narrator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: narratio
- Root: narrare
- Root: *gneh₃-

## Etymology
From Old French narration, from Latin narratio ('a relating, narrative'), from narrare ('to tell, relate'), from gnarus ('knowing'), from Proto-Indo-European *gno- ('to know').

## AI Etymology
Narration comes from Old French narration, from Latin narratio ('a relating, narrative'), from narrare ('to tell, relate'), from gnarus ('knowing'), from Proto-Indo-European *gno- ('to know'). The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As a noun, it denotes "the act or process of telling a story or describing events", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin narratio, Latin narrare, and Proto-Indo-European *gneh₃-. Related words include narrate, narrative, narrator.

## Topics
- Literature & Storytelling
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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