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saga

4 definitions • 4 examples

1

a long story about Scandinavian history, written in the Old Norse language in the Middle Ages, mainly in Iceland:

Examples:

Norse sagas

2

a long story about past events over a long period of time:

Examples:

Her new novel is a lengthy and compelling family saga.

3

a long complicated series of related, usually negative, events:

Examples:

It was just another episode in the ongoing saga of their marriage problems.

4

a long, detailed story of connected events:

Examples:

The Gold Rush was just one chapter in the saga of the old West.

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