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Learn to pronounce sa·ga

/ˈsäɡə/
noun
a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic.
"a figure straight out of a Viking saga"
synonyms: epic, chronicle, legend, folk tale, romance, traditional story, history, narrative, adventure, fairy story, myth, roman-fleuve

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Jun 1, 2024 · 2. : a modern heroic narrative resembling the Icelandic saga. 3. : a long detailed account. a saga of the Old South.
A saga is the kind of long, drawn-out story that can cause the people who hear it to roll their eyes in boredom. Definitions of saga. noun.
any very long story with dramatic events or parts: the sad saga of her life in poverty.
a long story about past events over a long period of time: Her new novel is a lengthy and compelling family saga.
A saga is a long story, account, or sequence of events. ... a 600 page saga about 18th century slavery. 2. countable noun.
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SAGA meaning: 1 : a long and complicated story with many details; 2 : a long and complicated series of events.
A medieval Icelandic or Scandinavian prose narrative dealing with the heroic exploits of legendary and historical kings and warriors or with the traditional ...
Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia. The most famous saga-genre is the ...
An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends. Something with the qualities of such a saga; an ...
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n., pl. -gas. 1. a medieval Scandinavian prose narrative of events in the lives of historical or legendary individuals or families.