narrative vs verb

narrative

noun
  • A representation of an event or story in a way to promote a certain point of view. 

  • The systematic recitation of an event or series of events. 

  • A manner of conveying a story, fictional or otherwise, in a body of work. 

  • That which is narrated. 

adj
  • Of or relating to narration. 

  • Overly talkative; garrulous. 

  • Telling a story. 

verb

noun
  • A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. 

  • A named command that performs a specific operation on an object. 

  • An action as opposed to a trait or thing. 

verb
  • To perform any action that is normally expressed by a verb. 

  • To use any word that is or was not a verb (especially a noun) as if it were a verb. 

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