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omniscient narrator

omniscient narrator noun: a narrator with an overarching perspective, seeing and knowing everything that happens within the world of the story, including what each of the characters is thinking and feeling.

Noun

omniscient narrator (plural omniscient narrators)

  1. (literary theory) A narrator with an overarching perspective, seeing and knowing everything that happens within the world of the story, including what each of the characters is thinking and feeling.

Forms of omniscient narrator

pluralomniscient narrators

Questions about omniscient narrator

What does omniscient narrator mean?
Omniscient narrator means a narrator with an overarching perspective, seeing and knowing everything that happens within the world of the story, including what each of the characters is thinking and feeling.
What part of speech is omniscient narrator?
Omniscient narrator is a noun.
What is the plural of omniscient narrator?
The plural of omniscient narrator is omniscient narrators.

Words near omniscient narrator in the dictionary

  1. omniscent
  2. omniscience
  3. omnisciences
  4. omnisciency
  5. omniscient
  6. omniscient narrator
  7. omniscientist
  8. omniscientists
  9. omnisciently
  10. omniscients
  11. omniscious

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