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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaga
Pronunciation / Transliteration: saga
"La saga cinematografica è durata oltre dieci anni."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A long story of heroic achievement, or a long, involved series of events or a documentary film series.
"The family saga spanned three generations across two continents."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Old Norse saga ('narrative, story'), from Proto-Germanic *sagō, related to segjan ('to say').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "saga" is said worldwide
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saga
Transliteration: saga
"Cette saga familiale a captivé des millions de lecteurs."
Saga
Transliteration: Saga
"Die nordischen Sagen erzählen von Göttern und Helden."
saga
Transliteration: saga
"La saga cinematografica è durata oltre dieci anni."
saga
Transliteration: saga
"Me he leído toda la saga de libros de fantasía."
saga
Transliteration: saga
"A saga espacial tornou-se um clássico do cinema."
गाथा
Transliteration: gatha
"यह उपन्यास एक ऐतिहासिक गाथा है।"
传奇
Transliteration: chuánqí
"这部科幻电影是一部宏大的太空传奇。"
대서사시
Transliteration: daeseosasi
"그 영화는 한 가족의 십 년에 걸친 대서사시를 그렸습니다."
サーガ
Transliteration: sāga
"そのファンタジーサーガは世界中で大人気となった。"
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