Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Narration \Nar*ra"tion\, n. [L. narratio: cf. F. narration.]
   1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an
      event; rehearsal; recital.

   2. That which is related; the relation in words or writing of
      the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any
      series of transactions or events; story; history.

   3. (Rhet.) That part of a discourse which recites the time,
      manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the
      facts connected with the subject.

   Syn: Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description;
        explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history.
        See {Account}.

Source : WordNet®

narration
     n 1: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence
          or course of events; presented in writing or drama or
          cinema or as a radio or television program; "his
          narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain
          adults as well as children" [syn: {narrative}, {story},
          {tale}]
     2: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a
        course of events; "his narration was hesitant" [syn: {recital},
         {yarn}]
     3: (rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the
        facts are set forth