/ ˈsɑːgə; NAmE / noun
1.
a long traditional story about adventures and brave acts, especially one from Norway or Iceland
2.
a long story about events over a period of many years :
a family saga
3.
a long series of events or adventures and/or a report about them :
The front page is devoted to the continuing saga of the hijack.
( humorous )
the saga of how I missed the plane
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from Old Norse , literally narrative ; related to the noun saw (sense 2).