English Online Dictionary. What means narrative? What does narrative mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French narratif.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnæɹətɪv/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /ˈnæɹətɪv/
- (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈnɛɹətɪv/
- Hyphenation: nar‧ra‧tive
Adjective
narrative (comparative more narrative, superlative most narrative)
- Telling a story.
- Overly talkative; garrulous.
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- But wise through time, and narrative with age.
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- Of or relating to narration.
Translations
Noun
narrative (countable and uncountable, plural narratives)
- The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
- That which is narrated.
- A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view.
- (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.
Derived terms
Related terms
- narrate
- narration
- narrator
Translations
References
- narrative at OneLook Dictionary Search
- narrative in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- “narrative”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
- veratrina
French
Adjective
narrative
- feminine singular of narratif
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nar.raˈti.ve/
- Rhymes: -ive
- Hyphenation: nar‧ra‧tì‧ve
Adjective
narrative f pl
- feminine plural of narrativo
Noun
narrative f pl
- plural of narrativa
Anagrams
- antiverrà, arrivante, interrava, rientrava, verrinata