Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun narration

3 senses of narration

Sense 1
narrative, narration, story, tale -- (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")
       => message, content, subject matter, substance -- (what a communication that is about something is about)

Sense 2
narration, recital, yarn -- (the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant")
       => report, account -- (the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple")

Sense 3
narration -- ((rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth)
       => section, subdivision -- (a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section")