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English Dictionary: narrative by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
narrative
adj
  1. consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story; "narrative poetry"
n
  1. 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; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
    Synonym(s): narrative, narration, story, tale
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Narrative \Nar"ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. narratif.]
      1. Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars
            of an event or transaction.
  
      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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Narrative \Nar"ra*tive\, n.
      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}.
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