Definitions for narrative

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narrative nar·ra·tive

Spelling: [nar-uh-tiv]

IPA: /ˈnær ə tɪv/

Narrative is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 340 anagrams from letters in narrative (aaeinrrtv).

Definitions for narrative

noun

1. a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
2. a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story.
3. the art, technique, or process of narrating, or of telling a story:
4. a story that connects and explains a carefully selected set of supposedly true events, experiences, or the like, intended to support a particular viewpoint or thesis:

adjective

1. consisting of or being a narrative:
2. of or relating to narration, or the telling of a story:
3. Fine Arts. representing stories or events pictorially or sculpturally: Compare anecdotal (def 2).

Origin of narrative

1445-55; (adjective) Middle French narratif (adjective and noun), from Late Latin narrātīvus “suitable for narration, narration” from narrāt-, stem of narrātus, perfect participle of narrāre

Examples for narrative

Yet the narrative may not be without interest, or material for reflection.

The narrative was broken off short by a cry of jubilee in the court.

And today, when you look at social media, you see that the narrative can be overtaken by people just from Twitter and Instagram.

She is able to create coattails for down-ballot races and to change the narrative frame of politics.

But, leaving the history of my feelings, I must proceed with my narrative.

The other narrative is of mobility in the service of ambition.

His narrative is adapted alike for the juvenile mind and for the adult.

“Pakistan has to change the narrative about militancy,” said Kakar .

The rest is narrative, and in it I have only desired to show the reader what it looked like.

Traditionally, popular history is almost purely driven by narrative.