narrative
Noun
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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 (synset 107235754)"his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutsubtypes:- tearjerker - an excessively sentimental narrative
- tall tale - an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
- folk tale, folktale - a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
- sob story, sob stuff - a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
- fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse children
- nursery rhyme - a tale in rhymed verse for children
specific instances: canterbury tales - an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer
Adjective
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Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story (synset 300500957)
"narrative poetry"similar to: communicative, communicatory - able or tending to communicate
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