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narratology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
nar-ra-tol-o-gy
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of narrative structure.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From narrate + -ology, after French narratologie.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

narratologies (plural)

Derived Forms

antenarratology econarratology narratological narratologist

Frequently Paired Words

storytelling

Questions

What does narratology mean?
The study of narrative structure.
Where does narratology come from?
It is traced to French.

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