narrative format

collocation in English

meaningsofnarrativeandformat

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narrative
adjective
uk
/ˈnær.ə.tɪv/
us
/ˈner.ə.t̬ɪv/
telling a story or describing a series ...
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format
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfɔː.mæt/
us
/ˈfɔːr.mæt/
a pattern, plan, ...
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(Definition ofnarrativeandformatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The resulting documentation is usually stored in a project depository in anarrativeformat.
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Again, the talk follows anarrativeformatfeaturing temporally organized dramatized events.
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The results indicate a clear age-related increase in the use of evaluative explanations within anarrativeformat.
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It follows the stories of dozens of major characters in a somewhat non-linearnarrativeformat.
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Liberation takes little advantage of its ownnarrativeformatand that the plot is largely aimless and hastily delivered.
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It is written innarrativeformatand includes case histories from large and small businesses, as well as public and proprietary data.
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They also dropped the magazine format for a more traditionalnarrativeformat.
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Although, given the books mixed field-guidenarrativeformatit is uncertain whether the introduction is within or aside from the primary context.
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They changed the structure of the entire show to a morenarrativeformat, which made the show easier for young children to navigate.
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After the turn of the 21st century, the show made major structural adaptations, including changing its traditional magazine format to anarrativeformat.
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They changed the structure of the entire show to a morenarrativeformat, making the show easier for young children to navigate.
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Like its predecessor, the reality television program was filmed in anarrativeformatmore commonly seen in soap operas.
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However, the series was often criticized for tending towards anarrativeformatmore commonly seen in scripted genres including soap operas, and appearing to fabricate much of its storyline.
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A total of 20 narrative formats were written to resemble theater scripts.
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For the purposes of this article, history is taken to mean written history recorded in anarrativeformat for the purpose of informing future generations about events.
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This is one reason why narratives are so powerful and why many of the classics in the humanities and social sciences are written in thenarrativeformat.
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Therefore, narrative formats were created in which a chain of events would lead to a final event or climax.
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These features are incorporated into the way the narrative formats are constructed.
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