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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Narrative

/năr'-ət-ĭv/ · Nar·ra·tive · IPA /ˈnæɹətɪv/
01 a. Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.
  2. 2.
    Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous.
    “But wise through time, and narrative with age.” — Pope.
02 n. That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
  1. 1.
    That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
    “Cyntio was much taken with my narrative.” — Tatler.
Syn. Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story; tale. See Account.