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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
narration \nar*ra"tion\, noun [L. narratio: cf. F. narration.]
1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; a recital of certain events, usually in chronological order; rehearsal.
2. That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; a narrative; story; history.
3. (Rhet.) That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
Syn: Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See {Account}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
narration
noun
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" [syn: {narrative}, {story}, {tale}]
2: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: {recital}, {yarn}]
3: (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "narration": account, anecdotage, anecdote, chronicle, chronicling, describing, description, detailing, epic, epos, narrative, portrayal, reading, recital, recitation, recording, recountal, recounting, rehearsal, relating, relation, report, retelling, revelation, review, saga, story, tale, tale-telling, telling, unfolding, yarn, yarn spinning
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