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Definition of narratage in US English:

narratage

noun

  • A technique used in films, plays, and television dramas in which one of the characters has the role of storyteller, or in which narration is employed as a structural device.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The New York Times. From narrate + -age.

Pronunciation

narratage

/ˈnarətɪdʒ/