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Definition of narration : 1. That part of a discourse which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the facts connected with the subject.
2. That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history.
3. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.

Synonyms:

record, chronology, report, statement, tarradiddle, biography, edit out, get on, fib, annals, mythologize, weave, version, write up, edit, account, anchor, level, recitation, story, tale, recital, words, chronicle, bring in, memorial, narrative, front, news report, taradiddle, thread, guest, yarn, storey, reading, spin, floor, bleep out, go on (the) TV/radio, storyteller, muniment, autobiography, dine out on, swap stories, archives, description, plot, retell, commentary, memoir, narrate, hand back, register, relate, history

Usage examples:

• The dramatic poem was another way of telling a story without introducing much narration or description. - "The Literature of Ecstasy", Albert Mordell.
• In stern compliance Biorn bowed his haughty head, and began the following narration. - "Sintram and His Companions", Friedrich de la Motte Fouque Commentator: Charlotte M. Yonge.
• Let this true narration suffice to console you, since you are anxious to be assured that the Duke is unhurt." - "The Exemplary Novels of Cervantes", Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra.