"storytelling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: storytellings [plural]
Etymology: From story + telling. Etymology templates: {{compound|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 Derived forms: scrollytelling Related terms: storyteller Translations (Translations): Geschichtenerzählen [neuter] (German), sagnagerð [feminine] (Icelandic), bajarstwo [neuter] (Polish), gawędziarstwo [neuter] (Polish), storytelling [masculine] (Portuguese), contação de história [feminine] (Portuguese), narración oral [feminine] (Spanish), yaker (Yámana)
    Sense id: en-storytelling-en-noun-YuJMMK43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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