Diary and Narrative

Diary

Diary noun - A record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use.

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Narrative and diary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Narrative" instead a noun "Diary".

Nearby Word: diarist

Narrative noun - A relating of events usually in the order in which they happened.

Usage example: wrote a witty, chatty narrative of all the happenings at the party

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Diary and narrative are semantically related. You can use "Diary" instead a noun "Narrative".

particular	particular diary	particular narrative
complete	complete diary	complete narrative
original	original diary	original narrative
true	true diary	true narrative
Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, black, main, personal, new, fictional, longest, ongoing.

Scrapbook Story: Interwoven with the narrative are diary entries from Audrey detailing her life with Seth and Tak's growing influence, as well as newspaper clippings, letters, pages from books, and Seth's drawings.

Source: Literature / The Regulators
Years later, a developer's diary for DmC had Lilith's VA describing the game's narrative and cast as "almost Shakespearean." Fans knew a gift horse when they saw it and they never looked back.

Source: Hilarious In Hindsight / Video Games
Apocalyptic Log: The last few pages of Robert's own narrative, which are presented as diary entries, are this.

Source: Literature / The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

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