Added 28 September 2026
narration
/nəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ noun
Latin root: narrātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about narration at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.
The film used voice-over narration to explain the story.
- 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.
- That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts.
Origin
From Middle French narration, from Old French narracion, from Latin narrātiō. By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -ion.
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