单词 | saga |
释义 | saga[ sah-guh ] / ˈsɑ gə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR saga ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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. Also called saga novel . 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. a dramatic history of a group, place, industry, etc.: the saga of the transcontinental railroad. any very long story with dramatic events or parts: the sad saga of her life in poverty. Origin of sagaFirst recorded in 1700–10; from Old Norse: literally, “story, narrative, history”; cognate with saw3 SYNONYMS FOR saga2 epic, tale, history. SEE SYNONYMS FOR saga ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby sagasafranine, S. Afr. D., safrole, saft, sag, saga, sagacious, sagacity, Sagamihara, Sagami Sea, sagamore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sagaBritish Dictionary definitions for sagasaga / (ˈsɑːɡə) / nounany 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 any other artistic production said to resemble a saga informal a series of events or a story stretching over a long period Word Origin for sagaC18: from Old Norse: a narrative; related to Old English secgan to say 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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