narrative
pronunciation
How to pronounce narrative in British English:
UK [ˈnærətɪv]
How to pronounce narrative in American English:
US [ˈnærətɪv]
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- 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
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- Adjective:
- consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
Word Origin
- narrative (adj.)
- mid-15c., from Middle French narratif, from Late Latin narrativus "suited to narration," from Latin narrat-, stem of narrare (see narration).
- narrative (n.)
- "a tale, story," 1560s, from Middle French narrative and from narrative (adj.).
Example
- 1. Does this wind up negating the mary hogarth narrative ?
- 2. Let me see if I can reduce it to narrative .
- 3. Am I missing the narrative gene ?
- 4. The depression narrative could easily end up as a self-fulfilling prophecy .
- 5. I just taught a class at the university of chicago in nonfiction narrative writing this past quarter .