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saga

[ sah-guh ]

noun

  1. a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
  2. any narrative or legend of heroic exploits.

    Synonyms: history, tale, epic

  3. Also called saga novel. a form of the novel in which the members or generations of a family or social group are chronicled in a long and leisurely narrative.
  4. a dramatic history of a group, place, industry, etc.:

    the saga of the transcontinental railroad.

  5. any very long story with dramatic events or parts:

    the sad saga of her life in poverty.



saga

/ ˈsɑːɡə /

noun

  1. any of several medieval prose narratives written in Iceland and recounting the exploits of a hero or a family
  2. any similar heroic narrative
  3. Also calledsaga novel a series of novels about several generations or members of a family
  4. any other artistic production said to resemble a saga
  5. informal.
    a series of events or a story stretching over a long period
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of saga1

First recorded in 1700–10; from Old Norse: literally, “story, narrative, history”; cognate with saw 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of saga1

C18: from Old Norse: a narrative; related to Old English secgan to say 1
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Example Sentences

The Hunger Games franchise is already a deeply political saga, chronicling a growing rebellion against a tyrannical regime.

I have known Alliata for many years and have written of this saga twice before.

He talks candidly about the saga, non-monogamy, assisted suicide, and why he is ‘bored’ of the gay actor debate.

Ultimately, the big news in the saga of the cable bundle are the effects of the new lower priced tiers evolving.

The saga is a bit more terrifying and Harlacher hopes this adds you to his “body count.”

Arthur, King of Bertangenland (Saga), 379; daughter of, 393.

The Icelandic saga-men never weary, though modern readers do, of legal details.

In an Annamite saga a certain king wished to build a town on a site he had fixed upon.

In a Carinthian saga he is to cut three birch rods at the full of the moon, and then wait at the appointed place.

Passing over to New Guinea, we find a remarkable saga concerning the moon.

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