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Noun: narrative  na-ru-tiv
  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"
    - narration, story, tale
Adjective: narrative  na-ru-tiv
  1. Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story
    "narrative poetry"

Derived forms: narratives

See also: communicative, communicatory, narrate

Type of: content, message, subject matter, substance

Encyclopedia: Narrative