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- Dictionarysaga/ˈsɑːɡə/
noun
- 1. 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" Similar
- 2. a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents: "launching into the saga of her engagement" Similar
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a long story about past events over a long period of time: Her new novel is a lengthy and compelling family saga. a long complicated series of related, usually negative, events: It was just another episode in the ongoing saga of their marriage problems. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accounts and stories. anecdote. another.
The meaning of SAGA is a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland. How to use saga in a sentence.
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. Synonyms: history, tale, epic.
a long story about past events over a long period of time: Her new novel is a lengthy and compelling family saga. a long complicated series of related, usually negative, events: It was just another episode in the ongoing saga of their marriage problems. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accounts and stories. anecdote. another.
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.
Sagas are prose stories and histories, composed in Iceland and to a lesser extent elsewhere in Scandinavia . The most famous saga-genre is the Íslendingasögur (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between Icelandic families.
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. 3. Also called: saga novel. a series of novels about several generations or members of a family. 4. any other artistic production said to resemble a saga. 5. informal.
Definition of saga noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a medieval Scandinavian prose narrative of events in the lives of historical or legendary individuals or families. 2. any narrative of heroic exploits. 3. Also called sa′ga nov`el. a form of novel that chronicles the members or generations of a family or social group. [1700–10; < Old Norse; c. saw 3]
1. : a long and complicated story with many details. the saga of a shipwrecked crew. Her first novel was a family saga set in Iowa. 2. : a long and complicated series of events. Getting our car back turned into quite a saga. 3. : a long story about past heroes from Norway and Iceland.
