Story vs. Saga

Story vs. Saga — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Story and Saga

Storynoun

A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.

The book tells the story of two roommates.

Saganoun

An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.

Storynoun

A lie, fiction.

You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?

Saganoun

Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.

Storynoun

A soap opera.

What will she do without being able to watch her stories?

Saganoun

a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

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Storynoun

(obsolete) History.

Storynoun

A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.

What's the story with him?I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.

Storynoun

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Storynoun

(obsolete) A building or edifice.

Storynoun

A floor or level of a building; a storey.

Our shop was on the fourth story of the building, so we had to install an elevator.

Storynoun

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Storyverb

To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.

Storynoun

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program;

his narrative was interestingDisney's stories entertain adults as well as children

Storynoun

a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;

he writes stories for the magazines

Storynoun

structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;

what level is the office on?

Storynoun

a record or narrative description of past events;

a history of Francehe gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the presidentthe story of exposure to lead

Storynoun

a short account of the news;

the report of his speechthe story was on the 11 o'clock newsthe account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious

Storynoun

a trivial lie;

he told a fib about eating his spinachhow can I stop my child from telling stories?