[sah-guh] 
| 1. | a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc. |
| 2. | any narrative or legend of heroic exploits. |
| 3. | Also called saga novel. a form of the novel in which the members or generations of a family or social group are chronicled in a long and leisurely narrative. |
| ro·man-fleuve (rō-mäɴ'flɶv') n. pl. ro·mans-fleuves (rō-mäɴ'flɶv') A long novel, often in many volumes, chronicling the history of several generations of a family, community, or other group and often presenting an overall view of society during a particular epoch. Also called saga novel. [French : roman, novel + fleuve, river.] |
| saga novel n. See roman-fleuve. |
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