narrational
|nar-ra-tion-al|
/nəˈreɪʃənəl/
relating to the act or manner of telling a story
Etymology
'narrational' originates from Latin, specifically the Medieval Latin word 'narratio' (from 'narrare'), where 'narrare' meant 'to tell'.
'narrational' changed from Medieval Latin 'narratio' and Old French 'naracion' (meaning 'a telling'), passed into Middle English as 'narration', and the adjective form 'narrational' developed in modern English from that noun.
Initially it referred to 'the act of telling' (as the noun 'narration'), but over time it developed an adjectival sense meaning 'relating to or characteristic of narration'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to narration or the act of telling a story; concerned with the way a story is told.
The film's narrational structure shifts between past and present.
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