Hypertext Webster Gateway: "narrative"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Narrative \Nar"ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. narratif.]
1. Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars
of an event or transaction.
2. Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars
of events; story-telling; garrulous.
But wise through time, and narrative with age.
--Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Narrative \Nar"ra*tive\, n.
That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous
account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a
story.
Cyntio was much taken with my narrative. --Tatler.
Syn: Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story;
tale. See {Account}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
narrative
adj : consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story;
"narrative poetry"
n : an account describing incidents or events; "a farfetched
narrative"; "after dinner he told the children stories of
his adventures" [syn: {narration}, {story}, {tale}, {recital},
{yarn}]
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