nonnarrative

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English

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Alternative forms

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  • non-narrative

Etymology

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From non- +‎ narrative.

Adjective

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nonnarrative (not comparable)

  1. Not narrative in character or style
    • 1988 January 8, Jonathan Rosenbaum, “10 From '87”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      The prime advantage of nonnarrative cinema is that it allows one to think, in contradistinction to the conveyor-belt strategies of story telling [] .

Noun

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nonnarrative (plural nonnarratives)

  1. That which is not a narrative.