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narrative present

narrative present noun: the historical present tense.

Noun

narrative present (uncountable)

  1. The historical present tense.

Questions about narrative present

What does narrative present mean?
Narrative present means the historical present tense.
What part of speech is narrative present?
Narrative present is a noun.

Words near narrative present in the dictionary

  1. narrative arc
  2. narrative arcs
  3. narrative art
  4. narrative hook
  5. narrative hooks
  6. narrative present
  7. narrative structure
  8. narrative structures
  9. narrative verdict
  10. narrative verdicts
  11. narrativeless

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