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nar•ra•tive



Pronunciation: (nar'u-tiv), [key]
—n.
1. a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
2. a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story.
3. the art, technique, or process of narrating: Somerset Maugham was a master of narrative.

—adj.
1. consisting of or being a narrative: a narrative poem.
2. of or pertaining to narration: narrative skill.
3. Fine Arts.representing stories or events pictorially or sculpturally: narrative painting. Cf. anecdotal (def. 2).

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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