narration

noun

nar·​ra·​tion na-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce narration (audio)
nə-
Synonyms of narrationnext
1
: the act or process or an instance of narrating
2
: story, narrative
narrational
na-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce narration (audio)
nə-
adjective

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The novel uses first-person narration. They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary. an actor who does narrations for documentaries
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Here, the richness of color, sound and narration coalesce into a poetic introspection that can only be described as divine. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026 Deadline posed similar questions to ElevenLabs, but the company would only confirm that the Royal Mail narration was not a direct voice clone of Vaughan. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026 Shaiman even helped oversee the editing process, painstakingly tweaking his narration. — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 But Chee’s first-person, present-tense narration differs from most in being, in a seeming paradox, retrospective. — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for narration

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of narration was in the 15th century

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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narration. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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narration

noun
nar·​ra·​tion na-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce narration (audio)
nə-
1
: the act or process or an instance of telling a story
2
: story entry 1 sense 1a, narrative
narrational
-shnəl How to pronounce narration (audio)
-shən-ᵊl
adjective

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