narration

/nəˈreɪʃən/
noun
  1. The act or process of telling a story or describing events.
    • Her narration of the fairy tale kept the children completely quiet.
    • Good narration can make a simple story feel exciting.
    • The movie's narration was done by a famous actor.
  2. The spoken or written words that tell a story in a book, movie, or show, separate from dialogue.
    • The narration described the dark forest before the characters spoke.
    • In the novel, the narration switches between two characters' points of view.
    • The documentary used narration to explain the historical events.
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