narration Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
    tale; story; narrative.
    • his narrative was interesting
    • Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
  2. noun the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    recital; yarn.
    • his narration was hesitant
  3. noun (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth

WordNet

Nar*ra"tion noun
Etymology
L. narratio: cf. F. narration.
Definitions
  1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.
  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; 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 1913