noun
narration
nuh-RAY-shuhn
noun
1
The act of telling or recounting a story or sequence of events.
"The film relies heavily on narration to explain the backstory."
"Her calm narration guided listeners through the whole documentary."
2
A spoken or written account of events; a story.
"His narration of the accident matched the witness statements exactly."
How to Use Narration
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe telling of a story, or the voice-over/text that tells it.
Common pairings
voice-over narration
first-person narration
Word Forms
narrations plural
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Etymology
From Old French narracion, from Latin narratio, built on the verb "to narrate".