different between narrative vs theogony

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French narratif.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?næ??t?v/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /?næ??t?v/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /?n???t?v/
• Hyphenation: nar?ra?tive

Adjective

narrative (comparative more narrative, superlative most narrative)

1. Telling a story.
2. Overly talkative; garrulous.

   • But wise through time, and narrative with age.

3. Of or relating to narration.

Translations

Noun

narrative (countable and uncountable, plural narratives)

1. The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
2. That which is narrated.
3. A representation of an event or story.
4. (creative writing) A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work.

Derived terms

• antenarrative
• antinarrative
• grand narrative
• metanarrative
• narrative hook

Related terms

• narrate
• narration
• narrator

Translations

References

• narrative at OneLook Dictionary Search
• narrative in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• narrative in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• veratrina

French

Adjective

narrative

1. feminine singular of narratif

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /narra?tive/, [nar.ra?t?i?.ve]

Adjective

narrative f pl

1. feminine plural of narrativo

Noun

narrative f pl

1. plural of narrativa

Anagrams

• antiverrà, arrivante, interrava, rientrava

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ???????? (theogonía).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??????n?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???????n?/

Noun

theogony (plural theogonies)

1. (chiefly in ancient religion) The origination of gods or a narrative describing the origin of gods.

Related terms

• cosmogony
• heroogony

Translations

References

• theogony at OneLook Dictionary Search