n.1. A narrated account; a story.
2. The art, technique, or process of narrating: the highest form of narrative.
3. a. A presentation of real-world events that connects them in a storylike way: "There has been less of a coherent, connected media narrative and more of a kind of episodic focus on events, controversies and gaffes" (Mark Jurkowitz).
b. An explanation or interpretation of events in accordance with a particular theory, ideology, or point of view: the competing narratives of capitalism and Marxism.
adj.1. Consisting of or characterized by the telling of a story: narrative poetry.
2. Of or relating to narration: narrative skill.