narrative
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- adjective
- /ˈnɛrətɪv/
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narrativo
- We communicate our views by using narrative and conceptual shortcuts.
- a narrative structure
- a narrative voice
- narrative discourse
When we're going into a narrative world, we do pick things up.
- When we're going into a narrative world, we do pick things up.
- Yes, I can actually, that little flair might have narrative purpose, right?
- But an actual scripted narrative feature film?
- I mean, assassin is such a like, you know, narrative word.
- So following up on that narrative perspective question, Jemison says.
Examples
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You can, however, use other narrative forms to illustrate your subject and theme.
Academic text (1999) -
Good, clear narrative style.
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The "but" will provide you with the foundation and narrative drive for the second act.
Academic text (2011) -
Money has lost its narrative quality, the way painting did once upon a time.
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Directions for playing the game need to include a narrative introduction and a few simple rules.
Academic text (1999) -
What is utterly explicit in the novel is the narrative significance of the event.
Academic text (1990) -
A narrative device.
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Wordless picture books were used as the narrative task stimuli for several reasons.
Academic text (2011) -
The way in which Boccaccio uses a narrative frame in the Filostrato has been little explored.
Fiction book (1991) -
The documentary was praised for its engaging narrative style and clear storytelling.
Synonyms
Relating to the way a story is told
A way of telling a story that keeps people interested
Compounds
- Literature
A religious story in the Bible about how God creates the world
How Storylike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word narrative comes from the Latin verb narrare, which means 'to tell'. As an adjective it describes something that is like telling a story, so a narrative style or work is one that presents events as a story.