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saga

The family sagas in this vast canvas are of scarcely believable tenacity and endurance.This saga has a long way to run.So now you can put this sorry saga behind you.We know the whole saga is a joke and we are going to laugh at you.It is one chapter in a long saga.The whole sordid saga has traumatised me.How much longer is this saga going to continue?But where has been the leadership in this whole sorry saga?The whole saga spans thousands of miles.The regulation saga has a long way to run.This is a good old-fashioned family saga.There are so many twists and turns in this medieval saga, you practically get whiplash watching it.The terrible vengeance of the thwarted father is like a medieval saga but it is playing out in modern London.Still, the timing of this transfer saga could have been a lot worse for United.It may be an unusual family saga, but it's a very loving one.I. Fry - the problem is that the third story in this saga concerns a rather messy subject.This is the first week where the medieval saga doesn't revolve around a brutal battle to overthrow the King.

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saga

British English: saga NOUN
A saga is a long story, account, or sequence of events.
...a 600-page saga about 18th-century explorers.
  • American English: saga
  • Brazilian Portuguese: saga
  • Chinese: 长篇故事
  • European Spanish: saga
  • French: saga
  • German: Saga
  • Italian: saga
  • Japanese: 長編歴史物語
  • Korean: 긴 이야기
  • European Portuguese: saga
  • Latin American Spanish: saga

(noun) 
Definition
a long story or series of events
I'll tell you the whole saga of how I got the part.
Synonyms
carry-on (informal)
to-do
Just like him to make such a to-do about it.
performance (informal)
She made a big performance of cooking the dinner.
rigmarole
Then the whole rigmarole starts over again!
soap opera
pantomime (informal)
chain of events
catalogue of disasters
(noun) 
Definition
a medieval Scandinavian legend telling the adventures of a hero or a family
a Nordic saga of giants and trolls
Synonyms
epic
the Anglo-Saxon epic, `Beowulf'
story
a popular love story with a happy ending
tale
a collection of poems and folk tales
legend
the legends of ancient Greece
adventure
romance
Her taste in fiction was for historical romances.
narrative
He began his narrative with the day of the murder.
chronicle
this vast chronicle of Napoleonic times
yarn (informal)
Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.
fairy tale
She was like a princess in a fairy tale.
folk tale
roman-fleuve (French)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of chronicle
Definition
a record of events in chronological order
this vast chronicle of Napoleonic times
Synonyms
record,
story,
history,
account,
register,
journal,
diary,
narrative,
annals,
log,
blog
in the sense of fairy tale
Definition
a story about fairies or magical events
She was like a princess in a fairy tale.
Synonyms
folk tale,
romance,
traditional story
in the sense of legend
Definition
a popular story handed down from earlier times which may or may not be true
the legends of ancient Greece
Synonyms
myth,
story,
tale,
fiction,
narrative,
saga,
fable,
folk tale,
urban myth,
urban legend,
folk story

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of narrative
Definition
an account of events
He began his narrative with the day of the murder.
Synonyms
story,
report,
history,
detail,
account,
statement,
tale,
chronicle,
recital
in the sense of performance
Definition
conduct or behaviour, esp. when distasteful
She made a big performance of cooking the dinner.
Synonyms
carry-on (informal, British),
business,
to-do,
act,
scene,
display,
bother,
fuss,
pantomime (informal, British),
song and dance (informal),
palaver,
rigmarole,
pother (literary)
in the sense of rigmarole
Definition
a long complicated procedure
Then the whole rigmarole starts over again!
Synonyms
procedure,
to-do,
performance (informal),
bother,
carry-on (informal, British),
nonsense,
fuss,
hassle (informal),
red tape,
pantomime (informal),
palaver
in the sense of romance
Definition
a story or film dealing with love, usually in an idealized way
Her taste in fiction was for historical romances.
Synonyms
story,
novel,
tale,
fantasy,
legend,
fiction,
fairy tale,
love story,
melodrama,
idyll,
tear-jerker (informal)
in the sense of story
Definition
a piece of fiction, shorter and usually less detailed than a novel
a popular love story with a happy ending
Synonyms
tale,
romance,
narrative,
record,
history,
version,
novel,
legend,
chronicle,
yarn (informal),
recital,
narration,
urban myth,
urban legend,
fictional account
in the sense of tale
Definition
a report, account, or story
a collection of poems and folk tales
Synonyms
story,
narrative,
anecdote,
account,
relation,
novel,
legend,
fiction,
romance,
saga,
short story,
yarn (informal),
fable,
narration,
conte,
spiel (informal),
urban myth,
urban legend
in the sense of to-do
Definition
a commotion, fuss, or quarrel
Just like him to make such a to-do about it.
Synonyms
fuss,
performance (informal),
disturbance,
bother,
stir,
turmoil,
unrest,
flap (informal),
quarrel,
upheaval,
bustle,
furore,
uproar,
agitation,
commotion,
rumpus,
tumult,
brouhaha,
ruction (informal),
hue and cry,
hoo-ha
in the sense of yarn
Definition
a long involved story
Doug has a yarn or two to tell me about his trips into the bush.
Synonyms
story,
tale,
anecdote,
account,
narrative,
fable,
reminiscence,
urban myth,
tall story,
urban legend,
cock-and-bull story (informal)
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