Category:Narration

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.)

Defn: 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.