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- US Pronunciation
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- [sah-guh]
- /ˈsɑ gə/
- /ˈsɑː.ɡə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sah-guh]
- /ˈsɑ gə/
Definitions of saga word
- noun saga a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc. 1
- noun saga any narrative or legend of heroic exploits. Synonyms: epic, tale, history. 1
- noun saga 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. 1
- noun saga a dramatic history of a group, place, industry, etc.: the saga of the transcontinental railroad. 1
- noun saga any very long story with dramatic events or parts: the sad saga of her life in poverty. 1
- noun saga epic story 1
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Origin of saga
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
1700-10; < Old Norse; cognate with saw3
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Saga
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
saga popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
saga usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for saga
noun saga
- bildungsroman — a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
- bildungsromane — a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.
- bio — a biography, often a very brief one
- biog — biography.
- biography — A biography of someone is an account of their life, written by someone else.
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