saga
noun/ˈsɑɡə/
Frequency rank: #4,964 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a long story of heroic achievement or dramatic events, often spanning many years or generations.
Example sentence
The novel tells the saga of a family that survived three generations of hardship.
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