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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•ga /ˈsɑgə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -gas. - Literaturea written account from medieval Scandinavia that tells of historical or legendary individuals or families.
- Literatureany piece of writing that tells of heroic events or deeds.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sa•ga (sä′gə),USA pronunciation n. - Literaturea medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Literatureany narrative or legend of heroic exploits.
- LiteratureAlso 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.
- Old Norse; cognate with saw3
- 1700–10
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged epic, tale, history.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: saga /ˈsɑːɡə/ n - 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
- informal a series of events or a story stretching over a long period
Etymology: 18th Century: from Old Norse: a narrative; related to Old English secgan to say1 |