saga — a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɑːɡə/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's cooking saga begins at 4 AM every holiday.
- The Twilight saga made vampires sparkle like disco balls.
- The saga of his lost keys turned into a three-hour house search.
saga
NOUN[/ˈsɑːɡə/]
a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative
Generations gathered to celebrate the final chapter of their family's epic saga.
The author spent twenty years writing a fantasy saga filled with unforgettable heroes. (saga → "Say, go on!" → The epic story keeps going and going.)
The epic saga became a famous drama that audiences remembered like a timeless opera.
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old Norse 'saga,' meaning 'story' or 'narrative.' The word comes from the Proto-Germanic root 'sagw-' meaning 'to say' or 'to tell,' and was originally used to describe the epic prose narratives of medieval Iceland and Scandinavia.
Breakdown
saga (Old Norse: from sagw- 'to say/tell') = a narrative or story, no further morpheme breakdown as it is a root word
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📝Examples
“My grandmother's cooking saga begins at 4 AM every holiday.”
“The Twilight saga made vampires sparkle like disco balls.”
“The saga of his lost keys turned into a three-hour house search.”
“The Icelandic sagas preserve ancient Norse culture and mythology.”
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