narratological.

Relating to the systematic study of narrative and its structures or methods.

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• narratological analysis
• narratological distinction

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The narratological analysis separated the order of telling from the order of events.

The distinction was narratological rather than a judgment of the story’s moral value.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Relational or categorical adjective; degree comparison only when the stated property admits gradation. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: clarity and ornament, narrative perspective, style analysis. Disciplines: literary writing, narrative analysis, advanced English. Commonness: uncommon.