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Narrative

Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars of an event or transaction.

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Communicative 84% connected

Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Communicative 84% connected

Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Communicatory 84% connected

Imparting knowledge or information.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Communicatory 84% connected

Imparting knowledge or information.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Content 76% connected

Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble; satisfied; contented; at rest.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Message 76% connected

Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Substance 76% connected

That which underlies all outward manifestations; substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena, whether material or spiritual; that in whic…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Narrate 74% connected

To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an accou…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Narrate 74% connected

To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident or transaction; to give an accou…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tell 74% connected

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Tell 74% connected

To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Narration 92% connected

The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Story 92% connected

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tale 92% connected

See Tael.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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