narrative
/ˈnærətɪv/noun
उच्चारण नैरटिव
कथा, वृत्तांत, विवरण
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[C] formal
a description of events, especially in a novel; a story
कथा, वृत्तांत, विवरण
- a gripping narrative of the freedom struggle
- The writer gave a vivid narrative of the voyage from Mumbai to Aden.
- The book is a gripping narrative of a journey along the Ganga.
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- Students were asked to write a narrative of their last holiday.
- The narrative moves quickly from one event to another.
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a way of explaining or presenting events that reflects a particular point of view
(किसी दृष्टिकोण से प्रस्तुत) कथा
- to build a narrative
- Opposing parties often build their own narrative of what happened in the riots.
- The government and the opposition offered different narratives of the incident.
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- The company is trying to change the narrative about its products.
- A single narrative cannot explain a complex event.
Synonyms version interpretation account perspective
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[only before noun]
telling a story
वर्णनात्मक
- a narrative poem
- The teacher read a narrative poem about a farmer who loved his oxen.
- The book has a narrative style that holds the reader's attention.
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- Students studied a narrative poem in class.
- His narrative skill made the story come alive.
Synonyms descriptive storytelling narrational
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
story account tale chronicle report version interpretation perspective descriptive storytelling narrational
AaSpelling
nar·ra·tive
?Which word?
Keep the story words together: narrative, account (a report of events), chronicle (events in time order), saga (a long story about a family), anecdote (a short interesting story).
कहानी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: narrative, account (घटनाओं का विवरण), chronicle (समय-क्रम में घटनाएँ), saga (परिवार की लंबी कहानी), anecdote (छोटी रोचक कहानी, क़िस्सा)।
§Grammar and usage
Narration means direct and indirect speech ('He said, "I am tired"' becomes 'He said that he was tired'), a regular SSC topic.
Narration का अर्थ direct और indirect speech है ('He said, "I am tired"' बनता है 'He said that he was tired'), जो SSC का नियमित विषय है।
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One-word substitution
A person who tells a story is a narrator; a story told in the first person is a first-person narrative.
कहानी सुनाने वाला narrator; प्रथम पुरुष में कही गई कहानी first-person narrative।