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- pronunciation:
- nae
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tihv
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
an account, description, or story, or the oral or written work containing such material.
We listened to our grandfather's narrative until late into the night.The novel War and Peace is Leo Tolstoy's most famous narrative.- synonyms:
- account, narration, story, tale
- similar words:
- anecdote, chronicle, description, fiction, history, novel, recital, relation, report, saga
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| definition 2: |
the act, process, or technique of narration.
There was a pleasant tone to his narrative.- synonyms:
- narration, recounting, storytelling
- similar words:
- recital, telling
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| definition 3: |
information in a computer program for use in modifying or correcting rather than in running the program.
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| related words: |
act, ballad, commentary, myth, plot, portrait, yarn |
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
consisting of or characterized by the relating of events or the like.
The Song of Hiawatha is a narrative poem that tells the story of a hero, Hiawatha, and his beloved, Minnehaha.- synonyms:
- narrational
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| definition 2: |
of or pertaining to the art or practice of narration.
She has a unique narrative style.- synonyms:
- narrational
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| derivation: |
narratively (adv.) |
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