Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Dictionary-Word

Dictionary word: Narrative
Dictionary meaning :

          noun
1.
a story or account of events, experiences, or the like,whether true or fictitious.
2.
a book, literary work, etc., containing such a story.
3.
the arttechnique, or process of narratingSomersetMaugham was a master of narrative.

adjective
4.
consisting of or being a narrative: a narrative poem.
5.
of or pertaining to narrationnarrative skill.
6.
Fine Arts representing stories or events pictorially orsculpturally: narrative painting. Compare anecdotal def. 2 )


Dictionary word: Choice
Dictionary meaning:

noun

  • an act of choosing between two or more possibilities:the choice between good and evil
  • [mass noun] the right or ability to choose:I had to do it, I had no choice
  • a range of possibilities from which one or more may be chosen:you can have a sofa made in a choice of forty fabrics
  • a thing or person which is chosen:this disk drive is the perfect choice for your computer

adjective

  • 1(especially of food) of very good quality:he picked some choice early plums
  • 2(of words or language) rude and abusive:he had a few choice words at his command



    • Dictionary word: StoryDictionary meaning:

      noun (plural stories)

      • 1an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment:an adventure storyI’m going to tell you a story
      • a plot or storyline:the novel has a good story
      • a piece of gossip; a rumour:there have been lots of stories going around, as you can imagine
      • informal a false statement; a lie:Ellie never told stories—she had always believed in the truth
      • 2a report of an item of news in a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast:stories in the local papers
      • 3an account of past events in someone’s life or in the development of something:the story of modern farmingthe film is based on a true story
      • a particular person’s representation of the facts of a matter:during police interviews, Harper changed his story
      • [in singular] a situation viewed in terms of the information known about it or its similarity to another:having such information is useful, but it is not the whole storyUnited kept on trying but it was the same old story—no luck
      • (the storyinformal the facts about the present situation:What’s the story on this man? Is he from around here?
      • 4the commercial prospects or circumstances of a particular company:the investors' flight to profitable businesses with solid stories