Narration vs Rumor - What's the difference?
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The act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating.
That which is narrated or recounted; an orderly recital of the details and particulars of some transaction or event, or of a series of transactions or events; a story or narrative.
(rhetoric) That part of an oration in which the speaker makes his or her statement of facts.
(US, countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
(US, uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
(transitive, usually, used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
As nouns the difference between narration and rumor
is that narration is the act of recounting or relating in order the particulars of some action, occurrence, or affair; a narrating while rumor is a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.As a verb rumor is
to tell a rumor about; to gossip.narration
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(en noun)References
* ----rumor
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Alternative forms
* rumour (UK, Commonwealth, International)Noun
- There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
- They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor .
Synonyms
* (piece of information) * (information) gossip, hearsay, talk, tittle-tattleDerived terms
* rumor campaign * rumor has itHypernyms
* informationVerb
(en verb)- John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.