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narrative

nar·ra·tive

UK/ˈnæɹ.ə.tɪv/ US/ˈnɛɹ.ə.tɪv/ fairly common
noun (1) adjective (1)

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”
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adjective

1.

completely enveloping

  • “the ambient air”
  • “ambient sound”
  • “the ambient temperature”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle Scots narrative, nerrative, from Middle French narratif, from Latin narrātīvus, from narrō (“to narrate”). By surface analysis, Latin narr- + -ate + -ive.

Phrases

  • grand narrative
  • grounded narrative inquiry
  • narrative arc
  • narrative art
  • narrative hook
  • narrative present
  • narrative structure
  • narrative verdict
  • sequential art narrative

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