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Webster 1913 Edition


narration

nar-ra′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
narratio
: cf. F.
narration
.]
1.
The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal.
2.
That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; a narrative; story; history.
3.
(Rhet.)
That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
Syn. – Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See
Account
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Narration

NARRATION

,
Noun.
1.
The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.
2.
Relation; story; history; the relation in words or writing, of the particulars of any transaction or event,, or of any series of transactions or events.
3.
In oratory, that part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action , or simply states the facts connected with the subject.