narration
- noun
- /nəˈreɪʃən/
- Formal
- Part II.B provides a narration of the facts of the Till murder and trial.
Examples
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In her speech, she included a clear narration of the events leading up to the decision.
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Copyright also restricts the public narration of myths or histories that relate to local events of the past.
Academic text (1990) -
According to Hugh, the historical level is the immediate sense of the narration of events contained in a given biblical text.
Academic text (2011) -
So we're switching to the third person narration and a very jolting outside view of Henry Morgan.
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Further evidence within the narration of this episode serves to cast doubt on Dorotea's innocence.
Academic text (1990) -
Before finding the answer to this question, let us have another look at the narration of Ibn al-Dhurays.
Blog text (16) -
Persons, things, events, and landscapes remain the point and cause of the message in narration, the subject being their mediator, commentator, and so on.
Academic text (2006) -
Chapters 11 and 12, marked by the arrival of the Whitebird, contain only third-person past-tense narration.
Academic text (1992) -
The author's narration effectively presented the key facts of the historical event.
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His presentation included a detailed narration that outlined the sequence of events in the trial.
Synonyms
A written or spoken account that gives information about something
A formal spoken or written statement given in court as evidence
A report that describes what happened
The act of saying what happened or giving facts to others
A spoken or written description of what happened
A clear explanation of an idea or subject that makes it easy to understand
An account of events told in detail
The part of a speech that gives the facts of a case
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Narration comes from the Latin verb narrare, 'to tell', and in speeches it is the part where someone lays out the facts. So in law or public speaking the narration is the clear telling of the background and events.