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narratio

narratio

9.9
A spoken or written story that explains events
  • noun
  • /nəˈreɪʃioʊ/
translation icon : narración
  • His gripping narratio of the expedition captivated everyone at the storytelling event.
  • narratio prima

Examples

  • Rheticus had been Copernicus's sole disciple, and his Narratio prima, published three years before De revolutionibus, contained the first printed report of the new heliocentric cosmology.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Since I had seen the Narratio prima on my previous visit to the Wroclaw library and still had its call number, I included it on the list of books to be fetched even though I hadn't found the card in the catalogue.

    Academic text (1999)
  • "It looked as if I was close to the source of the clandestine copy of the Narratio prima being offered for sale in Paris.

    Academic text (1999)
  • I couldn't find in the catalogue a card for Rheticus's Narratio prima.

    Academic text (1999)
  • He and his colleagues recognized the contents and returned the Narratio prima to Wroclaw.

    Academic text (1999)
  • After repeated visits, I now had not only the satisfaction of seeing the Narratio prima returned to its rightful place, but also the unanticipated realization that none of the other Stephen R. Mallory cowboys had been so greatly influenced by our shared journey.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The author's latest narratio vividly depicts the events that led to the town's founding.

  • In her class, she assigned a narratio that required students to write about their summer experiences.

Synonyms

story
vsnarratio
1.0

An account of events told to entertain or inform

leans more toward explaining events with commentary or analysis
report
vsnarratio
1.3

A written or spoken account that gives information about something

is broader and can be less formal or include storytelling elements
tale
vsnarratio
591 1.0

A story that tells about events, often imaginary, in books or by people

is more neutral and explanatory, not necessarily fictional or fanciful
description
vsnarratio
549 1.0

Words that tell what someone or something is like

focuses specifically on explaining events and their sequence rather than traits
account
vsnarratio
466 3.0

A report that describes what happened

is a broader term that can include commentary as well as report
narrative
vsnarratio
336 3.9

A story that describes connected events

is the general explaining account that may be more neutral or broad
commentary
vsnarratio
  • Literature
212 3.7

Spoken or written explanation that gives opinions and information about events

is more of a plain explanatory account rather than opinionated discussion
telling
vsnarratio
92 2.7

The act of saying what happened or giving facts to others

is the produced explanatory or descriptive account rather than the act
relation
vsnarratio
38 3.9

A spoken or written description of what happened

is a wider explanatory account that also covers commentary and story
the full story
vsnarratio
25 3.0

A complete, detailed report of events and facts

is a general explanatory account that may omit exhaustive detail
narration
vsnarratio
23 3.4

Telling a story or describing events

is the finished explanatory account rather than the telling process
recounting
vsnarratio
3 3.8

An account of events told in detail

is the resulting explanatory account rather than the act of telling
récit
vsnarratio
  • Literature
9.9

A story told in writing or speech

is the everyday explanatory account, not only the literary form

How Detailed

narrative
336 3.9
narratio
9.9
account
466 3.0
summary
3.3

Surface Forms

narratio singular
narratios plural

Etymology

Narratio comes from the Latin verb narrare, which means 'to tell'. You can see the same root in English words like narrate and narrator, so a narratio is simply a telling of events or a story that helps people understand what happened.