{
    "term": "narrative",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a description of events",
            "labels": "(US English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a gripping narrative of their journey up the Amazon"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a collection of personal narratives"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has woven a strong personal narrative filled with lively anecdotes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a historical narrative of the United States"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The film lacks a coherent, compelling narrative."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the grand narratives of history"
                },
                {
                    "text": "events in the narrative"
                },
                {
                    "text": "People have always tried to create narratives through stories and painting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wong's character is a key part of the narrative."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The movie has a very traditional linear narrative."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's difficult to construct a narrative out of a series of fast-moving events."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book includes a collection of personal narratives from elderly Kikuyu women and men."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The author interrupts her narrative to tell us that the idea for the book had not been well received."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The author weaves into this narrative many entertaining historical facts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This book offers no coherent narrative of the American Civil War."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the dominant narrative of the Cold War"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We need to think differently about the standard historical narrative of the United States."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This poetry emulates the slave narrative, a nineteenth century literary form."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "story",
            "topics": ["Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["popular", "compelling", "coherent"],
                "verb + narrative": ["construct", "create", "develop"],
                "narrative + verb": ["be based on something"],
                "narrative + noun": ["form", "style", "technique"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the narrative"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the part of a novel that tells the story, rather than the dialogue",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The novel contains too much dialogue and not enough narrative."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The book is written in the style of first-person narrative."
                },
                {
                    "text": "interruptions to the narrative flow"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["popular", "compelling", "coherent"],
                "verb + narrative": ["construct", "create", "develop"],
                "narrative + verb": ["be based on something"],
                "narrative + noun": ["form", "style", "technique"],
                "preposition": ["in a/​the narrative"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a way of explaining events to illustrate a set of aims or values",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a new narrative about economic globalization"
                },
                {
                    "text": "How do we construct a new narrative about economic globalization?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Politicians create narrative from scant facts on a daily basis."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnærətɪv/",
                "audio": "na/narrative/narrative__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈnærətɪv/",
                "audio": "na/narrative/narrative__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (as an adjective): from French narratif, -ive, from late Latin narrativus ‘telling a story’, from the verb narrare (from gnarus ‘knowing’)."
}