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storytelling

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: taletelling

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From story + telling.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: rakontado — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Finnish: tarinankerronta — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • French: narration — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • French: mise en récit — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • German: Geschichtenerzählen — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Icelandic: sagnagerð — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Irish: scéalaíocht — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Italian: narrazione — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Polish: bajarstwo — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Polish: gawędziarstwo — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Portuguese: storytelling — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Portuguese: contação de história — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Russian: расска́зывание (rasskázyvanije) — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Spanish: narración — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Spanish: narrativa — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
  • Yámana: yaker — the act and skills of presenting stories and tales
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