narration

noun

nar·​ra·​tion na-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce narration (audio)
nə-
1
: the act or process or an instance of narrating
2
narrational adjective

Examples of narration in a Sentence

The novel uses first-person narration. They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary. an actor who does narrations for documentaries
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Instead, the boy was creating short films using action figures, adding voice-over narration, and displaying a level of creativity that amazed his mother. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025 Nila’s retrospective narration, coming over a decade after her first encounter with Marlowe, comments at times on her own lack of understanding and shows a passing awareness of her younger self’s naïveté. Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025 King confirms the narration is coming back in a big way in season 3. Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Voice-over narration resembling an industrial documentary makes a hipster’s reduction of Edna Ferber–style sagas (So Big, Giant). Armond White, National Review, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for narration 

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of narration was in the 15th century

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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narration. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

narration

noun
nar·​ra·​tion na-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce narration (audio)
nə-
1
: the act or process or an instance of telling a story
2
narrational
-shnəl How to pronounce narration (audio)
-shən-ᵊl
adjective

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