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   nar·ra·tive

   /ˈnerədiv/

   noun

   • 1. a spoken or written account of connected events; a story: "the hero of his modest narrative"
   • ▪ the narrated part or parts of a literary work, as distinct from dialogue: "the dialogue and the narrative suffer from awkward syntax"
   • ▪ the practice or art of telling stories: "traditions of oral narrative"
   • ▪ a representation of a particular situation or process in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values: "the coalition's carefully constructed narrative about its sensitivity to recession victims"

   adjective

   • 1. in the form of or concerned with narration: "a narrative poem"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from French narratif, -ive, from late Latin narrativus ‘telling a story’, from the verb narrare (see narrate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. narratively adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

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