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–noun

1.	something narrated; an account, story, or narrative.

2.	the act or process of narrating.

3.	a recital of events, esp. in chronological order, as the story narrated in a poem or the exposition in a drama.

4.	Rhetoric. (in classical speech) the third part, the exposition of the question.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L narrātiōn- (s. of narrātiō), equiv. to narrāt(us) (see narrate) + -iōn- -ion

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—Related forms

nar·ra·tion·al, adjective

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nar·ra·tion Audio Help (nā-rā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act, process, or an instance of narrating.
Narrated material.

nar·ra'tion·al adj., nar·ra'tion·al·ly adv.

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1432, from O.Fr. narration "a relating, recounting, narrating," from L. narrationem (nom. narratio), from narrare "to tell, relate, recount, explain," lit. "to make acquainted with," from gnarus "knowing," from PIE suffixed zero-grade *gne-ro-, from base *gno- "to know" (see know). Narrate is first recorded 1656, but was stigmatized as Scot. and not in general use until 19c.

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narration
noun
1.	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" [syn: narrative]
2.	the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant"
3.	(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

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narration

The recounting of an event or series of events; the act of telling a story.

[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English

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Narration

Ac*count"\, n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF. acont, fr. aconter. See Account, v. t., Count, n., 1.]

1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.

A beggarly account of empty boxes. --Shak.

2. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review; as, to keep one's account at the bank.

3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc., explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive, etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all accounts.

4. A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a description; as, an account of a battle. "A laudable account of the city of London." --Howell.

5. A statement and explanation or vindication of one's conduct with reference to judgment thereon.

Give an account of thy stewardship. --Luke xvi. 2.

6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. "To stand high in your account." --Shak.

7. Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. "Men of account." --Pope. "To turn to account." --Shak.

Account current, a running or continued account between two or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such an account.

In account with, in a relation requiring an account to be kept.

On account of, for the sake of; by reason of; because of.

On one's own account, for one's own interest or behalf.

To make account, to have an opinion or expectation; to reckon. [Obs.]

This other part . . . makes account to find no slender arguments for this assertion out of those very scriptures which are commonly urged against it. --Milton.

To make account of, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as, he makes small account of beauty.

To take account of, or to take into account, to take into consideration; to notice. "Of their doings, God takes no account." --Milton .

A writ of account (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings demanding that the defendant shall render his just account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called also an action of account. --Cowell.

Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description; explanation; rehearsal.

Usage: Account, Narrative, Narration, Recital. These words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a series of events. Account turns attention not so much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more properly applies to the report of some single event, or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an account of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A narrative is a continuous story of connected incidents, such as one friend might tell to another; as, a narrative of the events of a siege, a narrative of one's life, etc. Narration is usually the same as narrative, but is sometimes used to describe the mode of relating events; as, his powers of narration are uncommonly great. Recital denotes a series of events drawn out into minute particulars, usually expressing something which peculiarly interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the recital of one's wrongs, disappointments, sufferings, etc.

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