récit

Definitions of récit
  1. noun
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    synonyms: conte
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    bulletin, compte rendu, rapport
    the act of informing by verbal report
  2. noun
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
    synonyms: conte, histoire
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    roman d'aventures
    a story of an adventure
    roman policier
    a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
    fable
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    nouvelle
    a prose narrative shorter than a novel
    fable
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    mythe
    a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
    action, intrigue
    the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
    film à suspens
    a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
    roman policier
    a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
    action
    the series of events that form a plot
    type of:
    fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
  3. noun
    a record or narrative description of past events
    synonyms: chronique, histoire
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    annales
    a chronological account of events in successive years
    biographie
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
    autobiographie
    a biography of yourself
    hagiographie
    a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
    profil
    biographical sketch
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    archive
    anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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