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.

 

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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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