Origin: Latin suffix -ive
Narrative has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
The systematic recitation of an event or series of events.
"The historian delivered a captivating narrative of the battle, systematically recounting every tactical maneuver from dawn until dusk."
"The teacher asked each student to share their personal narrative about growing up in the city."
Usage: Use narrative to describe any structured account, whether it is a fictional story told by an author or the factual sequence of events in news reporting. Avoid confusing this with "narration," which refers specifically to the act of telling rather than the resulting text itself.
Telling a story.
"The teacher asked each student to share their personal narrative about growing up in the city."
The word entered English via the path of Middle Scots and Middle French before arriving in its current form. It ultimately traces back to a Latin root meaning "to tell" or "narrate."