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Noun: saga  saa-gu
  1. A narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
    "The TV series was based on a family saga spanning three generations"

Derived forms: sagas

Type of: adventure story, heroic tale

Encyclopedia: Saga, North Khorasan