narratage

noun

nar·​ra·​tage

ˈnarətij

plural -s

: a technique sometimes used in plays and films and on television whereby the voice of a narrator usually begins and often supplements the actual story and gives thereby the illusion that the story itself is merely an expansion of his own words

Word History

Etymology

narrate + -age

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