"storytelling" meaning in English

See storytelling in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-storytelling.ogg Forms: storytellings [plural], story-telling [alternative]
Etymology: From story + telling. Etymology templates: {{af|en|story|telling}} story + telling Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} storytelling (countable and uncountable, plural storytellings)
  1. The act and skills of presenting stories and tales. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: taletelling Derived forms: scrollytelling Related terms: narration, storyteller Translations (Translations): tarinankerronta (Finnish), narration [feminine] (French), mise en récit [feminine] (French), Geschichtenerzählen [neuter] (German), sagnagerð [feminine] (Icelandic), narrazione [feminine] (Italian), bajarstwo [neuter] (Polish), gawędziarstwo [neuter] (Polish), storytelling [masculine] (Portuguese), contação de história [feminine] (Portuguese), расска́зывание (rasskázyvanije) [neuter] (Russian), narración [feminine] (Spanish), narrativa [feminine, rare] (Spanish), yaker (Yámana)

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