narrative
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French narratif.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnæɹətɪv/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /ˈnæɹətɪv/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈnɛɹətɪv/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: nar‧ra‧tive
AdjectiveEdit
narrative (comparative more narrative, superlative most narrative)
- Telling a story.
- Overly talkative; garrulous.
- (Can we date this quote?) Alexander Pope
- But wise through time, and narrative with age.
- (Can we date this quote?) Alexander Pope
- Of or relating to narration.
- the narrative thrust of a film
TranslationsEdit
telling a story
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overly talkative
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of or relating to narration
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NounEdit
narrative (countable and uncountable, plural narratives)
- The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- That which is narrated.
- A representation of an event or story.
- 2014 October 21, Oliver Brown, “Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years – sport afforded no protection against his tragic fallibilities: Bladerunner's punishment for killing Reeva Steenkamp is but a frippery when set against the burden that her bereft parents, June and Barry, must carry [print version: No room for sentimentality in this tragedy, 13 September 2014, p. S22]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Sport)[1]:
- Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.
- (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.
- The plot is full of holes, but the narrative is extremely compelling.
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TranslationsEdit
systematic recitation of an event
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which is narrated
a representation of an event or story