saga

[ sah-guh ]
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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.

  1. Also called saga novel . 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.

  2. a dramatic history of a group, place, industry, etc.: the saga of the transcontinental railroad.

  3. any very long story with dramatic events or parts: the sad saga of her life in poverty.

Origin of saga

1
First recorded in 1700–10; from Old Norse: literally, “story, narrative, history”; cognate with saw3

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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

  1. Also called: saga novel a series of novels about several generations or members of a family

  2. any other artistic production said to resemble a saga

  3. informal a series of events or a story stretching over a long period

Origin of saga

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

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