saga

[ sah-guh ]

/ ˈsɑ gə /

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noun

a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.

any narrative or legend of heroic exploits.

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.

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

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

OTHER WORDS FOR saga

2 epic, tale, history.

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Origin of saga

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

Words nearby saga

safranine, S. Afr. D., safrole, saft, sag, saga, sagacious, sagacity, Sagamihara, Sagami Sea, sagamore

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How to use saga in a sentence

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Due to the popularity of the series, Ubisoft made a decision to release new open-world epics in the “Creed” series every year before scaling back in 2017 with the current trilogy saga that started with “Origins” in Egypt.
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The Hunger Games franchise is already a deeply political saga, chronicling a growing rebellion against a tyrannical regime.
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I have known Alliata for many years and have written of this saga twice before.
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Arthur, King of Bertangenland (Saga), 379; daughter of, 393.
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The Icelandic saga-men never weary, though modern readers do, of legal details.
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In an Annamite saga a certain king wished to build a town on a site he had fixed upon.
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In a Carinthian saga he is to cut three birch rods at the full of the moon, and then wait at the appointed place.
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Passing over to New Guinea, we find a remarkable saga concerning the moon.
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British Dictionary definitions for saga

saga

/ (ˈsɑːɡə) /

noun

any of several medieval prose narratives written in Iceland and recounting the exploits of a hero or a family

any similar heroic narrative

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

any other artistic production said to resemble a saga

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

Word Origin for saga

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

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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