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# saga

noun (sagas)

«saga» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A long story about heroes and their great deeds, often told in old times. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saga/#m1)
2. A long story about a family or group over many years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saga/#m2)

### In the lessons

a long tale of heroes and adventures passed down by word of mouth

### Examples

- We read the Viking saga about brave Erik. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saga/#x1)
- The old saga tells of a hero who fought a dragon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saga/#x2)
- Her family saga filled three books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saga/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «saga» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/saga/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«saga» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/saga.html) on Mova free.