noun (formal)
1 [C] a description of events, especially in a novel
SYNSTORY:
a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon
2 [U] the act, process or skill of telling a story:
a master of narrative * The novel contains too much dialogue and not enough narrative.
narrative adjective [onlybeforenoun]:
narrative fiction / structure * a narrative poem
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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