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Italian

saga

/ˈsa.ɡa/noun · feminineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 10,560

Meaning

saga, epic series

  • a long narrative work or series of works recounting heroic deeds or family history
  • a prolonged and convoluted sequence of events

In a sentence

L'ultimo capitolo della celebre saga cinematografica uscirà al cinema a dicembre.

The final installment of the famous film saga will come out in theaters in December.

Hai mai letto tutta la saga di romanzi fantasy?

Have you ever read the entire fantasy novel saga?

Questa lunga disputa burocratica sembra ormai una saga senza fine.

This long bureaucratic dispute now seems like an endless saga.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
sagafeminine · singular
saghefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • The plural is 'saghe', inserting an 'h' to maintain the hard /ɡ/ sound.

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