NARRATION, noun 1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital. 2. Relation; story; history; the relation in words or writing, of the particulars of any transaction or event, , or of any series of transactions or events. 3. In oratory, that part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action , or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI